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Bemigho Reno Omokri, born January 22, 1974, is the host of Transformations With Reno Omokri, a Christian teaching TV show broadcast on San Francisco's KTLN and author of the books, (Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God ), and (Why Jesus Wept ), who until May 29, 2015 was Special Assistant on New Media to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.〔 He was one of three spokesmen to the former Nigerian President.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-13/nigeria-says-south-africans-are-giving-arms-training-to-soldiers )〕 As Special Assistant to President Jonathan, he was noted for using social media to conduct surveys and project the developments undertaken by the Nigerian Government. He is the founder of a multi-media project, Build Up Nigeria,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Washington Update Radio - Recent Guests )〕 and has produced a series of short films in the U.S. He has a LL.M from the University of Wolverhampton.〔 Prior to this, he was Vice President, Africa, at Joe Trippi and Associates, a U.S Political Consulting firm. In Reno's most recent book, '(Why Jesus Wept )', Joe Trippi wrote of him thus "In the ten years I have known Reno Omokri he has always reminded me most of the story of Daniel in the bible. Reno's ability to straddle the worlds of faith and politics without compromising his values has always inspired me and this book will inspire all who read it". Writing in the same book, Michael Moszinky, CEO and Founder of LONDON, The Drum Awards UK Advertising Agency of the Year 2014, said "Reno is one of the most thoughtful, intelligent and well-meaning people I have met. I very much look forward to the arrival of his new book with great anticipation". He is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California and Abuja, where he teaches the word of God on a regular basis. He is also known in the media for using Social Media to project the Gospel. Omokri regularly writes articles for major newspapers (mainly political OpEd and Christian material).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/dokpesi-and-the-elastic-conscience/76532/ )〕 Reno has been a panelist at the United States Institute of Peace〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usip.org/events/will-nigerias-elections-be-credible )〕 as well as the Atlantic Council,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.acus.org/event/initial-assessment-nigeria’s-elections )〕 where he was a panelist on an event that featured other speakers such as Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. Asst. Secretary of State for Africa, both in Washington D.C. He has also represented the Nigerian government at Chatham House in London. He was also a signatory of a letter by a group of eminent Nigerians (G 57) that called for the resignation of President Umaru Musa Yar'adua after he was evacuated from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009, for a medical emergency without handing over executive powers to his vice, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and in 2011 he led some Diaspora Nigerians to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2011 elections. In 2013, Reno Omokri represented the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, at a national conference on ‘Inter-Faith Dialogue and the Quest for National Security in Nigeria', organized by the Interfaith Activities and Partnership for Peace, IFAPP. Speaking for the President, Omokri urged Christian and Muslim leaders to focus on Jesus as the common Denominator between their two faiths, and caused a stir when he stated on camera that The Quran mentions Jesus by name 25 times, which is five times more than The Quran mentions Mohammed. He also stated that almost every prophet in Judaism and Christianity is accepted in Islam. Omokri is currently the host of 'Transformations With Reno Omokri', a Christian teaching program broadcast on Comcast (KTLN Chanel 25, Sundays at 2:30PM) DISH Network (Impact Network, Chanel 268, Thursdays at 10pm) and Roku. The 30 minute weekly telecast is produced by the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reno Omokri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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