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Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Anasko(m): 6:40pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
P resident Goodluck Jonathan has retooled his social media team, sidelining his increasingly controversial point man, Reno Omokri by appointing Obi Asika as the new senior special assistant on social media. Mr. Jonathan move is seen as an apparent maneuver to re-energize his social media image following a growing slide in his electoral fortunes as well as a series of scandals involving Mr. Omokri, who until now shaped and ran the incumbent president’s campaign on social media. Reno Omokri A source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that Mr. Omokri, who returned from California to boost President Jonathan’s political campaigns in 2011, had become a huge liability and source of distraction. Mr. Omokri, who also doubles as a pastor, came to be known as “Wendell Simlin" after tech-savvy Nigerian social media activists caught him red-handed as he circulated reports on the Internet that claimed to have found a link between former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and Islamist terror group Boko Haram. Enterprising social media sleuths discovered that the so-called reports implicating Mr. Sanusi as a sponsor of Boko Haram were first created on and disseminated from Mr. Omokri's personal computer in Abuja. A few weeks ago, a California-based woman, Deborah Campbell, who was once married to a relative of Mr. Omokri’s, told SaharaReporters that the presidential aide had stolen her son's identity to engage in the circulation of fraudulent news that smeared Mr. Sanusi, who is now the Emir of Kano. Mr. Reno never denied the woman’s allegations. Last week, Mr. Omokri was accused of leading policemen to burglarize a house in Warri, Delta State that belonged to his late mother. The occupants of the house, including Alex Oyoro, a well known PDP political figure in Delta State, alleged that Mr. Omokri had led a group of thugs and mobile police officers who broke into the property and stole N25 million in cash. The money, according to Mr. Oyoro, was meant for Mr. Jonathan’s re-election campaign. Mr. Omokri denied being physically present at the scene of the burglary, claiming he was at his desk in Abuja and also doing some pastoral work at the time of the reported burglary. A source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that, in an attempt to present a more humane outlook as his electoral fortunes slip and his popularity plummets at home and abroad, Mr. Jonathan decided to push Mr. Omokri aside. Mr. Obi Asika, who has been elevated to serve as the new presidential strategist on social media, was described as one of the co-organizers of “Social Media Week” in Lagos. “Obi Asika is a serious personality who is also refined and self- controlled,” a source at the Presidency said. Apart from his dubious activities and cantankerous personality, Mr. Omokri has committed a series of blunders in recent months that cast Mr. Jonathan’s campaign in bad light. He organized two online polls that eventually showed that President Jonathan would lose the 2015 elections to the opposition APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, by a wide margin. Several sources at the Presidency said Mr. Omokri’s cup became full after he engineered a poll on Twitter where informal posts showed that Mr. Jonathan’s electoral prospects had become wretched. “That ill-advised Twitter poll backfired and caused embarrassment to Mr. President,” said a source close to the Jonathan campaign. In a short email obtained by SaharaReporters earlier today, presidential spokesman Reuben Abati confirmed Mr. Asika's appointment to take charge of the president’s social media coverage. A source in the Presidency disclosed that Mr. Omokri was now in a subordinate position to Mr. Asika in the hierarchy of aides working on the president’s social media image. “If Reno decides to remain here, he will have to be reporting to Obi Asika,” a source at the Presidency revealed. http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/17/jonathan-sidelines-omokri-appoints-asika-new-social-media-strategist |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Nobody: 6:43pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Jonathanohhhhh makes another move.... We are waiting.... Obi welcome on board, we are waiting for you and your ****tribal deleted***** made ideas. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by SSSlytherin2(m): 6:44pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
pictures of Obi Asika |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by sunkoye: 6:44pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
@reno.....is that Goodluck or hardone on you?! |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Fatban(m): 6:46pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
If dem like make dem appoint Tools of beat fm.i still rep CHANGE |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by phlemzy: 6:47pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
End of the road for Omokirikiri. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Nairalane: 6:47pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
News of the day |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by baybeeboi: 6:47pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
GEJ sure know what He's doin. Sure Omokri understands. He will have his place after march. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by seunfly: 6:49pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Uummmh, No amount of media propaganda can change the situation on ground, the fact remains that people are tired of the situation and don't wanna listen to anything again. 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by saharachic(f): 6:50pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Ah this is very funny. So no more PDP money changing hands with nairaland ogas. No more pdp e-rats. no more money flowing 4 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by egift(m): 6:57pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Jonathan using and dumping Omo-kirikiri like tissue paper gives me joy. But the problem is not the hawkers but that it is an expired product we have in Abuja. 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by seunfly: 7:01pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
I hope he base his own campaign on issues not religion, tribalism and lies like the other president team has done in the past. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by najoke: 7:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
You mean no February salary for those PDPiigs pay per post ![]() temitemi ,temitemi1,anonimi,iichido ......una boss has been replaced o! Obasanjo farms is collectinv C.V O! 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by omenka(m): 7:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Lmao!! Confused folks. Omockery's days are numbered. He's gonna wind up like you-know-who!! ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Rilwayne001: 7:07pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
OKUPE is next 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Kx: 7:08pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Beaf? 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by UrennaNkoli(f): 7:11pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
I'm not sure whether to laud Jonathan for this little piece of intelligence he's show in a looooooooong while but still, confusion runs in his DNA. GEJ is confusion and confusion is GEJ. 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by jorlons(m): 7:16pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Oooo GEJ appoint a lady now we don tire for guys. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by oneeast: 7:19pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Obi Asika is the son of Ukpabi Asika from Onitsha.. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by mrmetoo1: 7:24pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Obi Asika is someone I've never really liked. He's always struck me as an opportunists that takes advantage of people. I still don't understand how Jonathan attracts these kind of characters. On a good note though, Obi was very instrumental with the rise of the music industry as we know it today with storm records. Maybe he'll be able to use his influence in the music industry to get the cool kids on GEJ's side. Only time will tell |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by crownprince102: 7:27pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Chai! Omokri don jam gbege...... Waiting to see him criticize Jonadumb 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by orinocopulse: 7:28pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Wow! If this is true then good move by GEJ. Reno Omokri was a terrible nuisance! Even PDP folks will celebrate this. Next should be Doyin Okupe. However, this move should have been made years ago!! It may be too little too late! Watch out for possible rants and leaks (a la Labaran Maku). Reno knows too many secrets (which is probably why it has taken this long) 4 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by seunmsg(m): 7:37pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Omokri down, okupe next, GEJ gradually getting rid of the nuisance around him. Too little too late though, the damage as been done already. 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by anonimi: 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
najoke: Why do you think your situation of pay per post from APCheat applies to others ![]() |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by temitemi1(m): 8:04pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Struggle continues... GEJ till 2019!!! |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Ijebulogic(m): 8:39pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Lastminute.com........ 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by sarmiie(m): 8:59pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
finally!!! we shouldnt be happy at another man's misfortune, but come on!! that man has done more than any other to Oga Jona's image, except maybe FFK........ this is tantamount to crying after the milk is spilt tho |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by mickeymimi: 9:21pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
uh la lala..If anyone deceives himself that Omokri is a pastor that person would be deluded for life. Ordinary burglary isn't corruption afterall! Reno collects filthy lucre for the hatchet job he does, he is two sides of the same coin. Lining his pockets by collecting money from corrupt politicians to malign their opponents. Telling lies against people. we pray that when the real change comes, Omokri might be sharing the same prison cell with his corrupt politician paymasters. Reno Omokri the fraudulent paid Media adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan is a confirmed fraud, he is irredeemably bad, gone and dead morally. propagandists like Omokri , FFK, OKupe are famous for their ability to change truth to untruth and vice versa. Another PDP member that must keep away from US. It is a govt. of criminals, run by criminals for criminals. General Buhari said "Our resolve will be tested and all kinds of evil tricks will be on display. But do not despair. The goal is in sight. Change is coming. The people of Nigeria will prevail. God has destined Nigeria to be a great country. We shall overcome and Change shall be achieved.” SAI Buhari |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by dre11(m): 12:09am On Feb 18, 2015 |
The end of an era for Reno He has begin to grow wings in the presidency and he needs to be chop down Just like Mbara maku, he is now used for the dirty works and dump. GEJ using and dumping people, but he will still pick the kind of personality he just dump. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Bekwarra(m): 1:32am On Feb 18, 2015 |
A prayer for Buhari supporters They told us we are leaders of tomorrow and here we are today, they are still dragging the tomorrow with us. So Buhari supporters May you clock 73 before you actualize your dreams. You don't need to say Amen, it has been sealed already. |
Re: Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika Asnew Social Media Strategist by Ikengawo: 2:25am On Feb 18, 2015 |
Good Omokri is an slowpoke. Okupe should be next |
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