Ban sports betting in Nigeria- Omokri Urges Tinubu

Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical activist, urges President Bola Tinubu to implement a nationwide ban on all forms of sports betting in Nigeria.

Omokri stated that implementing a ban on sports betting would better the circumstances of most Nigerians and lead to the growth of the Naira.

Posting on X, he urged the president to empower the Nigerian Communications Commission to prohibit betting applications and withdraw licenses from all physical sports betting operators.

According to Omokri: “President Tinubu can immediately improve the economic conditions of most Nigerians and make the Naira grow by issuing an Executive Order authorizing the Nigerian Communications Commission to ban sports betting apps from the App Store of any GSM Internet Service Provider in Nigeria and revoking the licenses of any physical sports betting operators in Nigeria. It makes better sense than Buhari’s draconian #TwitterBan

“There is such an epidemic of gambling in Nigeria and it is destroying Nigerian youths. $1 billion is spent on gambling daily in Nigeria, according to the National Lottery Trust Fund. Please fact-check me. The average Nigerian spends $15 daily on sports betting and other types of gambling, with the vast majority of that amount leaving our economy and going to places like Russia, South Africa, and Europe.
The Naira can never sustain its rally under such circumstances.

“A lot of the petty crime in Nigeria is caused by youths seeking money, by any means, to fund their gambling habit. It would be irresponsible for a first-class accountant like Tinubu not to act on such a matter as threatening to our national security as this gambling epidemic.”

Kanyi Daily recalls that Reno Omokri had countered Afrobeats superstar, Davido, who is known for the popular phrase, “we rise by lifting others.”