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词条 Reno Omokri
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  1. Background

  2. Career

  3. Buses for Democracy

  4. Education

  5. Publications

  6. References

  7. External links

Bemigho Reno Omokri (born 1974) is an author and lawyer.

Omokri was the host of Transformation with Reno Omokri, a Christian teaching TV show broadcast (for one season) on San Francisco's KTLN and Detroit's Impact Network.

Omokri is the founder of a multimedia project, Build Up Nigeria,[1] and has produced a series of short films in the U.S.

He is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California and Abuja. He is also known for using social media to project the Gospel.[2] Omokri continues to write articles for major newspapers (mainly political OpEd and Christian material).

Background

On August 17, 2017, the Department of State Security attempted to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja but failed. Three days after the failed arrest attempt, the ruling party in Nigeria, the All Progressive Congress, named Omokri, along with former President Goodluck Jonathan and Governors Nyesom Wike and Willie Obiano as some of those showing "hatred, narrow-mindedness and meanness" to President Muhammadu Buhari.[3] Until May 29, 2015, Omokri was a spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He was one of three spokesmen to the former President, and is credited with pioneering the use of social media for political purposes in Nigeria.[10] He is a columnist with This Day[11] and the founder of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the Helen and Bemigho Sanctuary for Orphans.[12] He is the only one of those three spokesmen who remained loyal to former President Jonathan after his departure from office,[13] and was described by Newsweek as a "conduit" of Jonathan.[14]

Career

Omokri was the Vice President, Africa, at Joe Trippi and Associates, a U.S Political Consulting firm.[15]

As the Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, he was noted for using social media to conduct surveys[4] and project the developments undertaken by the Nigerian Government.[16]

When President Umaru Musa Yar'adua was evacuated from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009, for a medical emergency, he did not hand over executive powers to his vice, Jonathan. This led to the founding of the G55 - a group who put pressure on the Nigerian Senate to transfer power to Jonathan. In 2011 he led some Diaspora Nigerians to endorse Jonathan for the 2011 elections,[17] Omokri was a signatory of a letter by a group known as G 57 that called for the resignation of Yar'adua.[18]

In 2013, Omokri represented President Jonathan at a national conference on ‘Inter-Faith Dialogue and the Quest for National Security in Nigeria', organized by the Interfaith Activities and Partnership for Peace (IFAPP). Speaking for the President, Omokri urged Christian and Muslim leaders to focus on Jesus as the common Denominator between their two faiths, and caused a stir when he stated on camera that The Quran mentions Jesus by name 25 times, five times more than The Quran mentions Mohammed. He also stated that almost every prophet in Judaism and Christianity is accepted in Islam.[19]

Omokri was a panelist at the United States Institute of Peace[20] as well as the Atlantic Council.[21][22] He has also represented the Nigerian government at Chatham House in London.[23]

On April 23, 2016, Omokri gave a keynote lecture at California State University, Sacramento's Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution's 25th annual Africa/Diaspora conference. On the same day, he represented former President Jonathan at the city of Antioch, where Dr. Jonathan was honored by the city's mayor, Wade Harper. At the same event, the city of Lathrop also honored the former Nigerian leader.[24][25][26]

Between 2015 and 2016, Omokri was the host of Transformations With Reno Omokri, a Christian teaching program broadcast on Comcast, DISH Network and Roku. The 30 minute weekly telecast was produced by the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California.[27]

His book, Facts Versus Fiction, the True Story of the Jonathan Years: Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies was a number one bestseller on Amazon's International Business category and in its conspiracy theory category and was named by Channels TV amongst its top 20 books of 2017.[28]

Since May 29, 2015, Omokri has become known as one of the main opposition voices in Nigeria and has had several run ins with the current government in power.[29] He has also been an advocate for restoring the moral fabric of society and other conservative values.[30]

Buses for Democracy

During Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission postponed the election previously scheduled to hold on Saturday February 16, 2019 by a week. As the election postponement was announced only 5 hours before the polls were to open, many Nigerians were angry having traveled at huge expense to vote only to be frustrated. As a result of their frustrations, Omokri initiated a program he tagged #BusesForDemocracy, which provided free transportation to voters to their polling unit irrespective of who they intended to vote for.[31]

Education

He has a LL.M from the University of Wolverhampton.

Publications

  • Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God. Deep River Books, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1937756895}}.
  • Why Jesus Wept. RevMedia, 2015. {{ISBN|978-0990476450}}.
  • Apples of Gold (a book of Godly wisdom). Mind of Christ Christian Center, 2017. {{ISBN|978-0-9981829-4-0}}.
  • Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years, Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies. Mind of Christ Christian Center, 2017. {{ISBN|978-0998182933}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=2|title=Washington Update Radio - Recent Guests|publisher=Justice Integrity Project|accessdate=14 September 2012}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/jonathans-aide-turns-preacher-on-facebook/|title=Jonathan’s aide turns preacher on Facebook|last=Azuh|first=Maureen|date=7 September 2012|newspaper=Punch Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)|accessdate=8 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908165052/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/jonathans-aide-turns-preacher-on-facebook/|archivedate=8 September 2012|df=}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/stop-throwing-stones-buhari-apc-northern-leaders-warn-pdp/|title=Stop throwing stones at Buhari, APC, Northern leaders warn PDP|accessdate=21 August 2017|publisher=Vanguard Newspaper}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.punchng.com/business/jonathan-seeks-feedback-from-nigerians-on-power-supply/|title=Jonathan seeks feedback from Nigerians on power supply|last=Agency|first=Reporter|date=12 August 2012|newspaper=Punch Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)|accessdate=8 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919015241/http://www.punchng.com/business/jonathan-seeks-feedback-from-nigerians-on-power-supply/|archivedate=19 September 2012|df=}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://leadershipeditors.com/news/051113/jonathan-reiterates-commitment-religious-harmony-nigeria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529090039/http://leadershipeditors.com/news/051113/jonathan-reiterates-commitment-religious-harmony-nigeria|dead-url=yes|archive-date=29 May 2015|title=Jonathan Reiterates Commitment To Religious Harmony In Nigeria|newspaper=Leadership Newspaper|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=93632%3Aimage-making-between-media-advisers-and-pr-consultants-for-public-sector&Itemid=719|title=Image Making: Between Media Advisers And PR Consultants For Public Sector|last=Ntia|first=Usukuma|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=8 September 2012}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://sundaytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10097:few-highs-many-lows-as-gej-marks-two-years-in-office&catid=32:sunday-politics&Itemid=31|title=Few highs, many lows as GEJ marks two years in office|last=Lere|first=Ismaila|newspaper=Sunday Trust|accessdate=8 September 2012}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.compassnewspaper.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3331:between-terrorism-and-corruption-2&catid=87:opinion-a-letters|title=Between terrorism and corruption (2)|last=El-Rufai|first=Nasir Ahmad|date=15 May 2012|newspaper=Nigerian Compass (Ogun State, Nigeria)|accessdate=9 September 2012}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/obasanjo-vs-national-assembly-ali-baba-and-the-40-thieves/|title=Obasanjo vs National Assembly: Ali Baba and the 40 thieves|last=Kawu|first=Is'haq Modibbo|date=31 May 2012|newspaper=Vanguard (Lagos Nigeria)|accessdate=9 September 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-13/nigeria-says-south-africans-are-giving-arms-training-to-soldiers|title=Nigeria Says South Africans Giving Arms Training to Troops|website=Bloomberg Business|accessdate=14 November 2015}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/11/19/how-nigeria-under-buhari-became-the-butt-of-jokes-in-africa/|title=How Nigeria Under Buhari Became the Butt of Jokes in Africa!|accessdate=6 December 2016|agency=Thisday Newspaper}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/ben-bruce-pat-utomi-pledge-to-adopt-orphans-as-omokri-opens-orphanage/|title=Ben Bruce, Pat Utomi Pledge to Adopt Orphans as Omokri Opens Orphanage|accessdate=23 February 2016|publisher=Vanguard Newspapers}}
13. ^{{cite news|url=http://m.statehornet.com/culture/former-nigerian-president-s-media-spokesman-met-with-local-lgbt/article_2128a292-0a53-11e6-8463-4745f253085a.html?mode=jqm|title=Former Nigerian President's media spokesman met with local LGBT community leader|last1=Chau|first1=Vu|accessdate=25 April 2016|agency=The State Hornet}}
14. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/nigeria-president-buhari-goodluck-jonathan-677593|title=NIGERIA: MUHAMMADU BUHARI TARGETS GOODLUCK JONATHAN IN WAR OF WORDS OVER CORRUPTION, BOKO HARAM|accessdate=5 October 2017|agency=Newsweek}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/north-jonathan-s-declaration-ll-set-bad-precedent/78737/|title=North: Jonathan’s Declaration’ll Set Bad Precedent|last=Imam|first=Imam|date=16 September 2010|newspaper=This Day (Lagos, Nigeria)|accessdate=8 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095207/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/north-jonathan-s-declaration-ll-set-bad-precedent/78737/|archivedate=6 October 2014|df=}}
16. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/jonathan-places-nigerian-flag-designer-pa-akinkunmi-life-salary/|title=Jonathan places Nigerian flag designer, Pa. Akinkunmi on a ‘life salary’|accessdate=29 September 2014|agency=Vanguard Newspaper}}
17. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/2011-nigerians-in-diaspora-back-jonathan/71150/|title=2011: Nigerians In Diaspora Back Jonathan|last=Okoli|first=Anayo|newspaper=This Day (Lagos Nigeria)|accessdate=9 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130204060914/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/2011-nigerians-in-diaspora-back-jonathan/71150/|archivedate=4 February 2013|df=}}
18. ^{{cite news|last=Ujah|first=Emma|title=Sack Yar’Adua, G-57 tells N-Assembly|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/sack-yaradua-g-57-tells-n-assembly/|accessdate=8 September 2012|newspaper=Vanguard Newspaper (Lagos, Nigeria)|date=1 January 2010}}
19. ^{{cite news|last1=DailyTrust|title=IFAPP: Actualising Interfaith Unity|url=https://dailytrust.com.ng/daily/opinion/9445-ifapp-actualising-interfaith-unity|accessdate=29 September 2014}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=Can Nigeria Hold Credible Elections?|url=http://www.usip.org/events/will-nigerias-elections-be-credible|publisher=United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC|accessdate=8 September 2012}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=An Initial Assessment: Nigeria’s Elections|url=http://www.acus.org/event/initial-assessment-nigeria’s-elections|publisher=Atlantic Council, 1101 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005, U.S.A|accessdate=8 September 2012}}
22. ^{{cite web|last=Kreig|first=Andrew|title=Experts Debate Nigerian Election Fairness|url=http://justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=381&catid=44§ionid=1&Itemid=1|publisher=Justice-Integrity Project LLC|accessdate=8 September 2012}}
23. ^{{cite news|title=Jonathan ‘ll not rig 2015 elections- Presidency|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/jonathan-ll-rig-2015-elections-presidency/|accessdate=11 December 2014|agency=Vanguard Newspapers}}
24. ^{{cite news|title=Ex-Nigerian president’s Sacramento visit canceled because of illness|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article73468722.html|accessdate=24 April 2016|agency=Sacramento Beee}}
25. ^{{cite news|title=Ex-President Jonathan honoured by two Californian Cities|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/202325-ex-president-jonathan-honoured-two-californian-cities.html|accessdate=24 April 2016|agency=Premium Times}}
26. ^{{cite news|last1=Chau|first1=Vu|title=Former Nigerian president cancels Sac State appearance|url=http://m.statehornet.com/news/former-nigerian-president-cancels-sac-state-appearance/article_73166228-08e7-11e6-b796-a7b25d3f3886.html?mode=jqm|accessdate=24 April 2016|agency=State Hornet}}{{dead link|date=October 2017}}
27. ^{{cite news|title=Omokri lands US TV deal|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/omokri-lands-us-tv-deal/|accessdate=26 June 2015|publisher=Vanguard Newspapers}}
28. ^{{cite news|title=Channels TV names Reno Omokri’s Facts Versus Fiction amongst top 20 Books of 2017|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/channels-tv-names-reno-omokris-facts-versus-fiction-amongst-top-20-books-2017/|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
29. ^{{cite web|title=Controversy Trails Buhari’s Launch of NAF Indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/02/17/controversy-trails-buharis-launch-of-naf-indigenous-unmanned-aerial-vehicle/|website=Thisday Newspaper|publisher=Thisday|accessdate=17 February 2018}}
30. ^{{cite news|title=Reactions trail sex scene aired on BBNaija|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/reactions-trail-sex-scene-aired-on-bbnaija/|accessdate=1 March 2018|agency=The Nation Newspapers}}
31. ^{{cite news |title=Passengers with a voter's card are given free travel so they can return home to vote |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p071l6v1 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |publisher=BBC News}}

External links

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  • Build Up Nigeria
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