Ambassadorial Nominees: Charly Boy Rejects Reno Omokri’s Selection, Says Igbo Would Feel Unwelcome
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Veteran entertainer and activist Charly Boy has criticised the recent ambassadorial nomination list, describing Nigeria as a country that has “turned sour.”
Speaking in Pidgin, he wrote: “Nigeria don Sawa.”
The Imo-born musician strongly condemned the inclusion of Reno Omokri among the nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate for confirmation. He argued that Omokri’s recent comments, which he considers deeply offensive and prejudiced toward the Igbo people, should disqualify him from representing the country in any diplomatic capacity.
Charly Boy stated that forwarding Omokri’s name amounts to validating what he described as months of divisive and inflammatory remarks posted online by the former presidential aide. According to him, no leader committed to national cohesion should elevate someone he referred to as a “clown” to the position of ambassador.
“Perhaps Tinubu approves of the things Reno says,” he wrote on X (Twitter). “Calling him Ambassador Reno Omokri is a joke taken too far. With the level of bigotry he has unleashed toward the Igbo recently, how can any administration that values unity appoint him as an envoy?”
He added that it would be difficult for any Igbo person to feel respected or represented at an embassy headed by Omokri.
Charly Boy further argued that even though Omokri once accused President Tinubu of serious wrongdoing, he has now been rewarded despite “hustling for relevance.” He described the appointment as a “national embarrassment” and suggested that if any role was necessary, it should not have been a top diplomatic position.
He concluded by saying the nomination appears to send a troubling message and undermines efforts toward national unity.
