Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has explained why former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore cannot lawfully rely on his past statements to justify calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a drug baron, insisting that those remarks were long withdrawn after being found to be false. Omokri made this known in a detailed statement addressing claims raised in court by Sowore and his lawyer, Mr. Abubakar Marshal, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. According to him, “Subsequent to making those statements, I discovered that they were not, in fact, true, and I publicly withdrew them in writing and on video at various times and through multiple platforms.” Omokri stressed that his change of position was neither secretive nor selective, but done openly and repeatedly. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. It clarified what had happened in the past, which had been misrepresented by some media.” He said he immediately accepted the ruling and publicly reversed his earlier stance.