June 26, (THEWILL) – About a week ago, Tuokpe Omokri, wife of Reno Omokri, an aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan who is in exile, added another year. While she got a lot of birthday wishes from friends and close family members, there was none from her husband.
This makes it the second time since THEWILL broke the news of his cavorting with another woman, that she will celebrate her birthday and not be acknowledged by her husband. Not bothered about the silent treatment she got from Reno, Tuokpe who has since come into her own and is no longer the demure woman Reno married, celebrated the day with a birthday dinner in company with a special friend who she did not capture in the videos she posted on her social media page.
Asked why he didn’t acknowledge Tuokpe’s birthday and why he has chosen to pretend like she doesn’t exist, Reno did not respond to THEWILL. Ironically, Tuokpe whom he married in 2007 in Nigeria before they relocated to the United States, hasn’t been the only victim of Reno’s silent treatment as he has also chosen to pretend that the three children he shares with her do not exist. He neither acknowledge their birthdays nor show up for their important events.
Last year, THEWILL exclusively reported how Reno, who likes to project a sanctimonious, holier-than-thou image of himself, abandoned his family and absconded to London to live with an Ethiopian woman named Hana, who he prefers to call his ‘wife’ and who is also the mother of his fourth child, Weyinmi Ebele. For over two years since he abandoned his family, he has allegedly refused to contribute to their upkeep, including that of one of his sons who is a special needs kid.
A control freak, Reno allegedly subjected Tuokpe to emotional abuse for the better part of the 14 years they lived together. The former presidential aide, who is never short of opinion on virtually every subject on earth and on everyone, has refused to address his marital status with Tuokpe or why he abandoned his US based family for a new one in London.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
