Nigeria: Peter Obi's Call for Tinubu's Resignation Childish, Hollow - Presidency
The presidency said Obi’s call is anti-democratic and cited security gains, economic growth and more than 15,000 terrorists removed.
- On Monday, the Presidency dismissed calls by Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi for President Bola Tinubu to resign, labeling the request 'childish, hollow and an unworthy distraction.'
- Rejecting the comparison, the Presidency stated Obi's reference to the British Prime Minister reflects a 'selective and distorted view of Nigeria's realities since 2023,' emphasizing the country operates under a fixed 4-year presidential term.
- Defending the administration's record, officials cited economic growth including over $50 billion in foreign reserves and 1.8 million barrels of oil produced daily, while troops neutralized over 15,000 terrorists nationwide.
- Following weekend election victories for Tinubu's party in Ekiti State and senatorial districts in Nasarawa, Enugu, Ondo, and Rivers, the Presidency characterized Obi's call as political grandstanding.
- Global economic disruptions from tensions in the Middle East, including Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have impacted commodity prices, officials argued, contradicting claims high living costs stem solely from domestic policy failures.
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Nigeria: Peter Obi's Call for Tinubu's Resignation Childish, Hollow - Presidency
The Presidency has described the call by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, that President Bola Tinubu should resign based on a comparison with the British Prime Minister's voluntary exit as childish and hollow.
Obi’s call for Tinubu’s resignation unwarranted distraction...
The Presidency has dismissed calls by the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, for President Bola Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as an unwarranted distraction. Obi had, in a post on X on Monday, urged Tinubu to emulate UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and resign for allegedly failing to fulfil key campaign promises. Reacting, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
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Peter Obi's call for Tinubu's resignation childish, hollow — Presidency
The presidency has dismissed calls by the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as childish, baseless and a needless distraction from national governance. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President in Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday. According to the statement, Obi comments was misplaced and re…
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