VIDEO: Peter Obi, Reno Omokri meet at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, exchanged greetings at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in a video shared online on Sunday.

In the video, Omokri could be heard saying, “Mr Obi, how are you? Good to see you.” before proceeding to shake hands with him.

Sharing the clip via his X account on Sunday, Omokri wrote, “Peter Obi And I Exchanging Warm Greetings Today At Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport In Anticipation of President Tinubu’s Reelection Next Year!”

The meeting comes a few days after Omokri, a known critic of Obi, reacted to the former Anambra State governor’s decision to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as part of a recurring pattern in his political journey.

He also cautioned Northern Nigeria against backing Obi ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Tribune Online reports that, Obi in a statement issued on last Sunday, announced his decision to dump the ADC over ongoing leadership disputes and internal challenges within the party.

Reacting to the development, Omokri, in a statement titled “Peter Obi Leaving The ADC: A Mistake Northern Nigeria Cannot Afford To Make”, claimed that political parties Obi joined had remained stable until his arrival.

Omokri wrote, “Please fact-check me: Every party Peter Obi has been in has been relatively crisis-free until Peter joined that party. And as soon as he comes in, peace goes out of that party and strife sets in,” noting that, “Once can be a mistake. Twice may be a coincidence. But after the third time, and then the fourth, it becomes a pattern.”

The ambassador-designate maintained that Obi, rather than the political parties, was the source of the recurring crises.

“Is this the type of character Arewa wants to pin its hope on? An Alakoba?” he questioned.

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Omokri also questioned Obi’s one-term promise, citing previous political commitments allegedly made by the former presidential candidate to parties he later exited.

He said, “It makes no sense for Northern Nigeria to cast its lot with Peter Obi on the strength of a one-term promise that he, given his antecedents, will NEVER keep. This is especially so when Arewa has the choice of a performing President Bola Tinubu, who, by law, can only serve one more term.

“Let the North weigh its options rationally, as a particularly politically astute region. Peter Obi has made four very public promises not to leave the four political parties that gave him four platforms to rise to power and prominence. And each time, Mr Obi has broken such promises, providing one flimsy reason after another.”

“In fact, he is gearing up to exit his fourth political party and enter his fifth. That being the case, what gives the North any confidence that a serial promise breaker will keep his promise to them to do just one term?”

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