FCT, Abuja – Nasir El-Rufa, a former governor of Kaduna, on Monday, December 30, labelled Reno Omokri “a political mercenary”.
El-Rufai said Omokri ‘is sometimes retained by a person or government that can pay’.
The erstwhile governor stated this via a post on X (formerly Twitter) amid his online feud with the former social media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Legit.ng had reported how El-Rufai weighed in on Professor Farooq Kperogi’s recent article which claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is guilty of ethnic favouritism. El-Rufai seemingly aligned with the thoughts of the popular columnist.
Subsequently, Omokri waded in and described the allegation that Yoruba people head consequential agencies in Nigeria as ‘baseless’. The disagreement online has led to further squabbles between El-Rufai and Omokri.
Criticising Omokri on X, El-Rufai published pictures of the social media personality and wrote with laughing emojis:
“NIGERIA UPDATE – The interesting lifecycle of Wendell Simlin, also sometimes retained as a political mercenary by any person or government that can pay.”
Legit.ng reports that the ‘Wendell Simlin’ jibe by El-Rufai was a reference to a 2020 allegation made by an American woman who accused Omokri of impersonation and identity theft.
Alleged ‘Yorubanisation’ agenda: Presidency tackles El-Rufai
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the presidency described the allegation that Yoruba people head consequential agencies in Nigeria as “a cheap shot”.
According to Bayo Onanuga, one of the presidential spokespersons, the claim is ridiculous.