Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri in Conversation with Former President Goodluck Jonathan
Born Bemigho Reno Omokri
(1974-01-22) January 22, 1974
Nigeria
Occupation TV Host, Author and Pastor.
Notable works Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God, Why Jesus Wept.
Website
www.renoomokri.org

Bemigho Reno Omokri,[1] born January 22, 1974, is the host of Transformations With Reno Omokri, a Christian teaching TV show broadcast on San Francisco's KTLN and author of the books, Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God, and Why Jesus Wept, who until May 29, 2015 was Special Assistant on New Media to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was one of three spokesmen to the former Nigerian President.[8]

Early career

As Special Assistant to President Jonathan, he was noted for using social media to conduct surveys[2] and project the developments undertaken by the Nigerian Government.[9] He is the founder of a multi-media project, Build Up Nigeria,[10] and has produced a series of short films in the U.S. He has a LL.M from the University of Wolverhampton.[1]

Prior to this, he was Vice President, Africa, at Joe Trippi and Associates, a U.S Political Consulting firm.[11]

Published work

In Reno's most recent book, 'Why Jesus Wept', Joe Trippi wrote of him thus "In the ten years I have known Reno Omokri he has always reminded me most of the story of Daniel in the bible. Reno's ability to straddle the worlds of faith and politics without compromising his values has always inspired me and this book will inspire all who read it".

Writing in the same book, Michael Moszinky, CEO and Founder of LONDON, The Drum Awards UK Advertising Agency of the Year 2014, said "Reno is one of the most thoughtful, intelligent and well-meaning people I have met. I very much look forward to the arrival of his new book with great anticipation".

Other work and advocacy

He was also a signatory of a letter by a group of eminent Nigerians (G 57) that called for the resignation of President Umaru Musa Yar'adua[12] after he was evacuated from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009, for a medical emergency without handing over executive powers to his vice, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and in 2011 he led some Diaspora Nigerians to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2011 elections.[13]

In 2013, Reno Omokri represented the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck 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, which is five times more than The Quran mentions Mohammed. He also stated that almost every prophet in Judaism and Christianity is accepted in Islam.[14]

He is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California and Abuja, where he teaches the word of God on a regular basis. He is also known in the media for using Social Media to project the Gospel.[15]

Omokri regularly writes articles for major newspapers (mainly political OpEd and Christian material).[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Reno has been a panelist at the United States Institute of Peace[23] as well as the Atlantic Council,[24][25] where he was a panelist on an event that featured other speakers such as Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. Asst. Secretary of State for Africa, both in Washington D.C. He has also represented the Nigerian government at Chatham House in London.[26]

Transformation with Reno Omokri

Professional life

Omokri is currently the host of 'Transformations With Reno Omokri', a Christian teaching program broadcast on Comcast (KTLN Chanel 25, Sundays at 2:30PM) DISH Network (Impact Network, Chanel 268, Thursdays at 10pm) and Roku. The 30 minute weekly telecast is produced by the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California.[27]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nigeria’s Diminished President". P.M. News (Lagos, Nigeria). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Agency, Reporter (12 August 2012). "Jonathan seeks feedback from Nigerians on power supply". Punch Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Reiterates Commitment To Religious Harmony In Nigeria". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Ntia, Usukuma. "Image Making: Between Media Advisers And PR Consultants For Public Sector". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Lere, Ismaila. "Few highs, many lows as GEJ marks two years in office". Sunday Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ↑ El-Rufai, Nasir Ahmad (15 May 2012). "Between terrorism and corruption (2)". Nigerian Compass (Ogun State, Nigeria). Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ↑ Kawu, Is'haq Modibbo (31 May 2012). "Obasanjo vs National Assembly: Ali Baba and the 40 thieves". Vanguard (Lagos Nigeria). Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria Says South Africans Giving Arms Training to Troops". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan places Nigerian flag designer, Pa. Akinkunmi on a ‘life salary’". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Washington Update Radio - Recent Guests". Justice Integrity Project. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Imam, Imam (16 September 2010). "North: Jonathan’s Declaration’ll Set Bad Precedent". This Day (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  12. ↑ Ujah, Emma (1 January 2010). "Sack Yar’Adua, G-57 tells N-Assembly". Vanguard Newspaper (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Okoli, Anayo. "2011: Nigerians In Diaspora Back Jonathan". This Day (Lagos Nigeria). Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  14. ↑ DailyTrust. "IFAPP: ACTUALISING INTERFAITH UNITY". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Azuh, Maureen (7 September 2012). "Jonathan’s aide turns preacher on Facebook". Punch Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  16. ↑ Omokri, Reno. "Jonathan’s Legacy of Change". ThisDay Newspapers. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "The Power of Unity". Thisday Newspapers. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  18. ↑ Omokri, Reno. "From Battleground to Common Ground". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Dokpesi and the Elastic Conscience". This Day (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Getting Better and Not Bitter". This Day (Lagos, Nigeria). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Single term: Another view". Tribune (Lagos, Nigeria). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Again on El-Rufai and Bitterness". This Day (Lagos, Nigeria). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "Can Nigeria Hold Credible Elections?". United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "An Initial Assessment: Nigeria’s Elections". Atlantic Council, 1101 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005, U.S.A. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  25. ↑ Kreig, Andrew. "Experts Debate Nigerian Election Fairness". Justice-Integrity Project LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  26. ↑ "Jonathan ‘ll not rig 2015 elections- Presidency". Vanguard Newspapers. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Omokri lands US TV deal". Vanguard Newspapers. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

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