Fresh trouble is brewing in the Senate as lawmakers clash over the ambassadorial nomination of Reno Omokri. What should have been a normal screening has turned into a messy internal battle, with senators trading accusations and even shutting down their WhatsApp group, according to a report by SaharaReporters.
Omokri, known for his outspoken commentary online, was listed among 32 nominees sent to the Senate. But his past criticism of President Bola Tinubu (especially when he once described the president as a “drug baron”) has now become the centre of the storm.
Sources say Senate President Godswill Akpabio was the one who secretly pushed Omokri’s name forward as a political reward. Yet, in a strange twist, he is now allegedly mobilising his own loyalists to screen Omokri out on grounds of “past insults.”
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Senator Osita Ngwu of Enugu West has reportedly taken charge of the resistance, calling colleagues and insisting that anyone who once made such heavy accusations against the president should never represent Nigeria abroad. According to insiders, Ngwu has been “pressuring and attacking” senators who don’t agree.
The fight soon spilled into the Senate’s WhatsApp group. Heated arguments over Omokri’s nomination led Ngwu (one of the group’s admins) to lock the chat and block replies. Many senators were furious, claiming they were being silenced.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan openly confronted him, demanding the group be reopened and her deleted comments restored. She even warned she would take the matter public if he refused.
Ngwu, however, stood his ground, saying no one who ever called the president a drug baron (and hasn’t withdrawn it) should fly Nigeria’s flag anywhere.
Despite all the tension and the internal division, the Senate is still expected to begin screening the nominees this week.
