“The Younger Man Is Delusional”. Segun Showunmi Denies Omokri’s Claim Of Hiring Him As Atiku’s Spokesperson

A statement made by former presidential aide Reno Omokri during an episode of The Honest Bunch podcast released on Monday night, June 23, 2025, has drawn a rebuttal from Segun Showunmi, former spokesperson to Atiku during the 2019 presidential campaign.

Reno Omokri speaking during his session on The Honest Bunch Podcast
In a snippet from the podcast, Omokri said: “Atiku wanted me to be his spokesperson. I said no, I’m not going to be a spokesperson for a president and then be a spokesperson for a presidential candidate. But, I hired his media team, and I hired Segun Showunmi; I interviewed him and set his salary.”

In response, Showunmi took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night, quoting a post by user Imran Muhammad.

He wrote: “It will be a waste of saliva responding to this rubbish. Amina Jambo, my friend, got Lulu Obaifo to convince me to visit Waziri, and when I did. I asked the questions and then visited Uyi Giwa Osagie. Then, he got a call from OGD while they were in Dubai, then got to Abuja, then agreed with Atiku, then met with Dane Waters, met Eta Uso, then met Yemi Hilda.”

Showunmi continued: “The younger man is delusional. I first set eyes on him at a Defence of London advertising in Dubai! Believe Reno if you like nonstop talking of rubbish.

“Ask him what the terms were and what the role of the then COS of Atiku, the Maiduguri man. Hire ko, hire ni.

“That was how he kept screaming rubbish about drugs and the president and what he was later to pretend to forget now that he talks rubbish.

“Na who no know Reno dey listen to his trash!”

PUNCH Online reports that the full episode of The Honest Bunch podcast is one hour plus with Omokri discussing many things including how Pat Utomi helped in made his first million in dollars, his relationship with Atiku, Jonathan and his current staunch support for Tinubu.