Reno Omokri (born 1974) is a [[Nigerian]] author, activist, social media influencer, and former presidential aide. He served as the Special Assistant to former President [[Goodluck Jonathan]].
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Reno Omokri (born 1974) is a [[Nigerian]] author, lawyer, social media influencer, former presidential aide and political activist.<ref name="omokri">{{cite web|url=https://thewarritimes.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/reno-omokri-tells-nigerians-to-stop-paying-tithes-and-start-paying-taxes/|title=Reno Omokri Tells Nigerians to Stop Paying Tithes and Start Paying Taxes|last=Ogedegbe|first=Isaiah|date=12 April 2024|accessdate=30 April 2024|publisher=The Warri Times|archive-date=19 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020129/https://thewarritimes.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/reno-omokri-tells-nigerians-to-stop-paying-tithes-and-start-paying-taxes/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> He served as the Special Assistant to former President [[Goodluck Jonathan]].
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In April 2024, Reno Omokri advised Christians in Nigeria not to pay tithes to their pastors but to pay taxes to the government.<ref name="omokri" />
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According to him, this is the only way Nigeria can progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gongnews.net/if-nigeria-must-progress-nigerians-must-stop-paying-tithes-start-paying-taxes/|title=If Nigeria Must Progress, Nigerians Must Stop Paying Tithes, Start Paying Taxes|date=7 April 2024|accessdate=30 April 2024|publisher=Gong News|archive-date=30 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430014228/https://gongnews.net/if-nigeria-must-progress-nigerians-must-stop-paying-tithes-start-paying-taxes/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>