Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has alleged that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, forwarded his curriculum vitae to him in 2018 as part of efforts to secure the vice-presidential slot on Atiku Abubakar’s ticket ahead of the 2019 elections.
Omokri disclosed this in a post on X, stating that he decided to make the purported email public after an Obi supporter accused him of fabricating the claim.
He asserted that the email was unsolicited and that Obi had repeatedly reached out to him, lobbying for his endorsement in securing the running mate position.
Omokri emphasized that he would not have exposed the communication had his credibility not been challenged.
Accompanying his post was a screenshot of an email dated October 8, 2018, with the subject line “RESUME.” In it, Obi reportedly expressed gratitude for Omokri’s support and mentioned that a political associate had advised him to submit his credentials for consideration.
Omokri pointed out that the email was sent just four days before Obi was formally unveiled as Atiku’s running mate.
Defending the authenticity of his claim, he dared Obi to refute the email if it was fabricated or artificially generated, cautioning that he held further incriminating evidence if further proof was required.
Omokri wrote: “Dear Citizens of Nigeria.
“Please find attached an email sent to me by Peter Obi at 6:13 PM on Monday, October 8, 2018. Four days after this email was sent, Peter Obi was announced as Waziri Atiku Abubakar’s running mate on Friday, October 12, 2018.
“I am sure very reasonable and objective Nigerians can read his email, follow the timeline, and draw whatever inference they want.
“My ONLY motive in publishing this evidence is to establish that I did not lie. I would not have considered publishing this email if a Peter Obi surrogate had not called me a liar on a popular podcast.
“Everything I said during my interview is true and can be backed up with DOCUMENTARY evidence.
“If this email is fake or AI generated, then I challenge Mr. Obi to deny it, and I will publish even more damning evidence, although it is not my desire to do so.
“However, even if I am nothing, at least I am a meticulous record keeper.
“Thank you all, and may God bless Nigeria, as well as you, and your loved ones.”
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