Sunday, November 30, 2025 -A former Mayor of Blanco, Texas, United States, Mike Arnold, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the inclusion of Reno Omokri among the 32 additional ambassadorial nominees submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
Arnold, a longstanding critic of Omokri, has repeatedly
accused him of downplaying the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Saturday, accusing
the President of making appointments that, in his view, undermine Nigeria’s
integrity and national unity.
He described the appointments—particularly those of Omokri
and former minister Femi Fani-Kayode—as “tone deaf”, alleging that the
President prioritised loyalty over competence.
Arnold further claimed the development sends a negative
message to young Nigerians about the values needed to progress in the country.
President Tinubu had on Saturday forwarded 32 new
ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, comprising 15 career diplomats and 17
non-career nominees.
However, Arnold said: “With his recently announced
ambassadorial appointments, Tinubu again proves not only to be tone deaf, but
deaf, dumb and blind. The world is watching. Appointing Omokri and FFK reveals
that he values money-grubbing, boot-licking, genocide-denying sycophants who
flip flop on issues of substance on command over those who show even a shred of
competence or integrity.
“He’s further confirming himself to be a corrupt dictator
who doesn’t care one bit about the unity of Nigeria or her everyday citizens.
“Even worse, what does this shameful tit-for-tat rewarding
of slimy actors tell Nigerian children? It tells them that to advance in
Nigeria today, the first step is to sell your soul and abandon any hint of
honour. This is truly shameful.
“If anyone doubted that Nigeria is a disgraced, corrupt
nation, today’s appointments prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt.”
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