Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has escalated his ongoing feud with ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri, by publicly labeling him as possessing “total shamelessness.”

The exchange stems from Omokri’s accusations that El-Rufai was a “major contributor to the genocide of Southern Kaduna Christians.”

The dispute ignited on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) when Imran U. Wakili shared a photo of El-Rufai and Omokri, accompanied by the caption: “The greatest thing a mentor can offer is the freedom, recognition, and opportunities you need to succeed in life, far more valuable than money. A former minister who noticed you when you were unknown and helped you build a reputation has already given you everything. Unfortunately, wisdom has nothing to do with age!”

El-Rufai, responding to Wakili’s post via his verified X handle, @elrufai, retorted: “Please Imran, let them be. They are PR consultants and online influencers. It is a new profession thriving in the Renewed Hope era because propaganda can build infrastructure, eliminate insecurity and address our economic challenges. The only qualifications needed to be on the payroll are (1) moral flexibility, (2) total shamelessness, (3) selective amnesia, (4) wretched upbringing and (5) intense craving for quick and easy money. The future doesn’t matter. Integrity is debatable. Truth is out!!”

This scathing response came after Omokri’s accusations that El-Rufai had “admitted on multiple occasions to paying killer herdsmen while he was governor.”

Omokri further alleged: “Nasir el-Rufai’s government was indicted in the Zaria Shiite massacre of Saturday, December 12, 2015, where 438 Shiite men, women, children and infants were slaughtered in one of Africa’s worst human rights violations.

Additionally, Mr. El-Rufai was specifically cited for demolishing the homes of his political opponents in Kaduna. Finally, his reckless utterances against Christians, whereby on Saturday, January 27, 2013, he insulted Jesus Christ, and on Friday, January 18, 2019, when he said, ‘Even if I bring the Pope, Christians will never vote for me.’”