A former Mayor of Blanco, Texas, United States, Mike Arnold, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the inclusion of Reno Omokri among the many 32 extra ambassadorial nominees submitted to the Senate for affirmation.
Arnold, a longstanding critic of Omokri, has repeatedly accused him of downplaying the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
He made the remarks in a Fb submit on Saturday, accusing the President of creating appointments that, in his view, undermine Nigeria’s integrity and nationwide unity.
He described the appointments—notably these of Omokri and former minister Femi Fani-Kayode—as “tone deaf”, alleging that the President prioritised loyalty over competence.
Arnold additional claimed the event sends a adverse message to younger Nigerians concerning the values wanted to progress within the nation.
DAILY POST reported that Tinubu had on Saturday forwarded 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, comprising 15 profession diplomats and 17 non-career nominees.
Nevertheless, Arnold stated: “Along with his lately introduced ambassadorial appointments, Tinubu once more proves not solely to be tone deaf, however 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 problems with substance on command over those that present even a shred of competence or integrity.
“He’s additional confirming himself to be a corrupt dictator who doesn’t care one bit concerning the unity of Nigeria or her on a regular basis residents.
“Even worse, what does this shameful tit-for-tat rewarding of slimy actors inform Nigerian youngsters? It tells them that to advance in Nigeria right this moment, step one is to promote your soul and abandon any trace of honour. That is actually shameful.
“If anybody doubted that Nigeria is a disgraced, corrupt nation, right this moment’s appointments show it past a shadow of a doubt.”
