Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has blasted former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his recent comments that it has become difficult to find people of integrity in Nigeria......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Osibanjo who made the remarks while addressing students of MIVA Open University during the institution’s matriculation ceremony in Abuja on Saturday, October 19, had stressed the importance of integrity, arguing that even thieves in society seek out individuals with integrity to help manage their stolen wealth.
“If you borrow money, you should pay it back. Don’t make promises you can’t fulfil. Integrity pays,” the former number two man had said.
“It is getting scarcer. It’s becoming more difficult to find people of integrity. So, it is in high demand. And I can say that because people of integrity are in demand; they are much sought after by everyone.
“Even thieves are looking for men and women of integrity to keep their stolen money with. Life is a marathon. It’s not a hundred-metre race. The person who will last in that marathon is trustworthy because trust is the currency of business and interpersonal relationships. If you are known to have no integrity, everyone will soon know it,” he added.
But while reacting to the remarks, Omokri labelled Osibanjo a backstabbing traitor who betrayed President Bola Tinubu by contesting the 2023 presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when it was clear that Tinubu was also in the race.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Omokri expressed shock and disappointment that Osinbajo
could talk about integrity when he has none.
He went on to accuse the former VP of acting the exact opposite of what he preached when he decided to contest against Tinubu for the APC presidential ticket.
“It is almost shocking that former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should be talking about integrity. What integrity does Osinbajo have?” He wrote.
“A man who contested the All Progressives Congress Presidential primary against his one benefactor? And today, such a backstabbing traitor is talking about integrity?
“Look at the revelations coming out about his and Buhari’s administration. They illegally borrowed ₦50 trillion through ways and means and depleted our foreign reserves, leaving behind more debt than all past governments combined.
“Is Osinbajo not ashamed that when his own spokesman was asked which government was the best in Nigeria’s history, Laolu Akande said it was the Obasanjo government? Even people who worked with Osinbajo and Buhari know how utterly inept they were.”