Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, said he recommended Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, as running mate to former PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election.
Omokri revealed this during an appearance on the podcast Mic On.
The former presidential assistant stated that he recommended Obi as a running mate in response to Atiku’s request.
He promised not to leave Atiku to back President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential race.
Omokri has expressed support for certain of Tinubu’s economic recovery initiatives.
He said: “Peter Obi can’t deny that I was the one who recommended him to Waziri Atiku Abubakar when he asked me to help choose a running mate in 2019.
“I called former President Jonathan and he told me it’s Peter Obi, but I told him I just can’t submit one name. We padded the list with others while making Obi’s name look very rosy.
“Atiku chose Obi so after a man had done me just great honour, I will now turn around and be supporting his opponent in the next election?
“I can’t do that, if Atiku decide to contest in 2027 and get the PDP’s presidential candidate, I’m duty bound to support him.”