A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has condemned the backlash he received from Nigerians over his patronage of made-in-Nigeria shoes.

In a statement on his X page on Thursday, Omokri, a staunch advocate for buying Nigerian-made products in order to grow the Naira, bemoaned the insult geared at him for using shoes made in the southeastern part of the country.

Omokri mentioned that his shoe is a made-in-Aba shoe he bought to “help promote the local economy in Abia State.”

Omokri made the remark in his reaction to a post by one Chrispraise Chidozie, who berated the self-acclaimed table shaker’s brand of shoes.

In his reaction, Omokri said, “Thank you for your feedback. That is a made-in-Aba shoe that I bought to help promote the local economy in Abia State.

“I appealed to the public to help me get an Aba-made cobbler. It went viral. And the man made this for me.

“However, if you and the many people from that part of Nigeria feel the shoes are useless, as they said in your comment section, I will defer to your knowledge about your own workmanship and discard them and purchase made-in-Kano shoes.

“I am 100% certain that Nigerians from the Northwest will not mock me for patronising their products as part of my #GrowNairaBuyNaija campaign. Such acts are not in their nature.

“Actually, they make better shoes, but I wanted to be nationalistic and wear something from at least one geopolitical zone.

“My usual hat is from the Northeast. My fabric is usually from the Northwest or Southwest. My embroidery is always done in the north-central area. My walking stick and corals are from the south-south. And my shoes used to be from the Southwest. But I now know better.

https://www.chronicle.ng/news/omokri-reacts-as-igbos-mock/

I remember when Reno was hating on Tinubu

Ofunaofu dey somewhere dey peep.

A big shot on y'all foot.

Reno is a PR consultant for the Tinubu government directly or indirectly. I am surprised that FFK is no longer heard from or seen.

Rhino mockery has been mocked.. e pain am

ObiORBiafra:

I remember when Reno was hating on Tinubu

In politics, you do not make for yourself permanent enemies.

Reno sef fvck up in his buy made in Nigeria campaign. There is a reason why politicians would pick a Toyota over Innoson.

It's much better to even wear a dirty leather shoe than wear an Aba akpoche shoe.

Slytiger:
Reno sef fvck up in his buy made in Nigeria campaign. There is a reason why politicians would pick a Toyota over Innoson.

It's much better to even wear a dirty leather shoe than wear an Aba akpoche shoe.

Obi dey trek too much.

The thing actually pain am wella. He has no excuse. The issue here is that those shoes are old and worn out. There are loads of nice made in Aba shoes he could buy to replace them.

ObiORBiafra:

Obi dey trek too much.

Meaningless Waka Waka that amounted to 3rd position

Slytiger:
Reno sef fvck up in his buy made in Nigeria campaign. There is a reason why politicians would pick a Toyota over Innoson.

It's much better to even wear a dirty leather shoe than wear an Aba akpoche shoe.

This sick mentality of self hate you just displayed exhibits why China is China and YOU are a nation of useless, dependent, poverty benighted, inferiority complex afflicted imbeciles.

Worthless people who wake up and spit on their own selves.

You are cursed people. But you are too stupid to realise it.

This is a nairaland thread berating the shoes. Dem plenty there dey insult Reno. They didn't know those were made in Aba shoes

https://www.nairaland.com/8059713/broke-reno-omokri-thats-always

E get one IPOB cartoon pics, where the gun was facing backwards. I need that picture now lol.

Agbado still crying to igbos in pains..same reno that praised bobrisky a transgender gay man that engage in disgusting anal sex as representative of Yoruba culture and a prominent Yoruba to be compared to Igbo Allen Onyema

Topman7:


This sick mentality you just displayed exhibits why China is China and YOU are nation of useless, dependent, poverty benighted imbeciles.

Stay one place, it's your people insulting Reno for wearing made in ABA why venting hate on the innocent man?

Should we continue insulting Reno now that we know it's made in ABA shoes?

Eteka1:
The thing actually pain am wella. He has no excuse. The issue here is that those shoes are old and worn out. There are loads of nice made in Aba shoes he could buy to replace them.

I shake my sane head for you... Una no dey die easy. You must fight to the last. Typical IPOB mentality

E pain am die.

Even the much villified Obi's borehole no cause disgrace like this one.

If you go to equity, please have clean hands. He was mocking Obi a few days ago over the boreholes. Now he disgraced himself with shoes that he collect from iron kwande, in the name of Aba made.

By the way, shoes made in Aba are world class.

Slytiger:

Meaningless Waka Waka that amounted to 3rd position

Baba is into borehole business now. He's spending the election donation judiciously now still wearing his dusty made in ABA shoes

TemplarLandry:
Look at what their wannabe President wears.
Jokers!

Lol

ObiORBiafra:

Stay one place, it's your people insulting Reno for wearing made in ABA why venting hate on the innocent man?

Should we continue insulting Reno now that we know it's made in ABA shoes?

You don’t seem to get what I’m saying, which is that ANY NIGERIAN who insults a person for using MADE IN NIGERIA products, is a low IQ imbecil.e with foam where his brain ought to be.

Topman7:


This sick mentality of self hate you just displayed exhibits why China is China and YOU are a nation of useless, dependent, poverty benighted, inferiority complex afflicted imbeciles.

Worthless people who wake up and spit on their own selves.

You are cursed people. But you are too stupid to realise it.

What kind of stupid post is this. But it's your own Ibo people that are self hating by mocking Reno Omokri's Aba made akposhe shoe 😂

All I am doing is helping you to add petrol to the mockery that the ibos started on Aba made shoes. Abeg carry your frustration else where.

Topman7:


You don’t seem to get what I’m saying, which is that ANY NIGERIAN who insults a person for using MADE IN NIGERIA products, is a low IQ imbecil.e with foam where his brain ought to be.

Why don't you go after the people that started mocking Reno...

If hypocrisy was human, that would be you.

Anyone can buy a fake shoe anywhere and claim it missing Aba made , can he provide the names of the manufacturer or shop he bought it from

Reno using mumu brains as usual …common sense should have told Agbado brains that a man living in a woman’s house in London and being fed by her would instead of traveling to Nigeria to buy Aba shoe is most likely to buy from those cheap fourth grade okirika shoes Pakistanis sell on the roadside in Peckham but I almost forgot common sense is like a luxury to an average Agbado

kettykin:
Anyone can buy a fake shoe anywhere and claim it missing Aba made , can he provide the names of the manufacturer or shop he bought it from

Those shoes are Aba made. This is not the first time he has made claims that they were Aba made. A simple Google search would help you.

Topman7:


You don’t seem to get what I’m saying, which is that ANY NIGERIAN who insults a person for using MADE IN NIGERIA products, is a low IQ imbecil.e with foam where his brain ought to be.

But you know the guy is only being sarcastic. The main issue here is the guys insulting Reno for wearing made in Aba shoes. A mischievous nairaland comment doesn't deserve all that anger. Let's appropriate emotions.
Thank you.

Slytiger:

But it's your own Ibo people that are self hating by mocking Aba made akposhe shoe that Reno wore.

My ethnicity is irrelevant.

I am speaking as a NIGERIAN.

Remember what that means?

Because I know you cretins have all turned “tribal”, identifying with your stupid “tribes” before your country like a bunch of ignorant and stupid moro.ns.

I don’t given TWO shiits about the ethnic group of who mocks a man for wearing Nigerian made shoes. If you are a Nigerian or African, and you do that, you are a sick, demented imbecil.e.

Topman7:


My ethnicity is irrelevant.

I am speaking as a NIGERIAN.

Remember what that means?

Because I know you cretins have all turned “tribal”, identifying with your stupid “tribes” before your country like a bunch of ignorant and stupid moro.ns.

Sharap. It is. Attack you kinsman that started the mockery of Aba made shoes first. I don't know why you are developing HBP over my posts 😂

Efuaye:
Reno is a PR consultant for the Tinubu government directly or indirectly. I am surprised that FFK is no longer heard from or seen.

exactly. Where is FFK? so mute lately

adamusuleiman1:

Why don't you go after the people that started mocking Reno...

If hypocrisy was human, that would be you.

You dey mind the retard.

Eteka1:
The thing actually pain am wella. He has no excuse. The issue here is that those shoes are old and worn out. There are loads of nice made in Aba shoes he could buy to replace them.

OK. Are you saying these Aba shoes should only be worn once? Like they are disposable shoes?