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The presidency has dismissed Peter Obi’s call for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation as “childish and hollow,” accusing the 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate of a “selective and distorted view” of Nigeria’s realities.
In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Obi’s comparison with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s planned resignation was “misplaced” and reflected a failure to understand Nigeria’s presidential system of government.
“Obi forgets our country does not run a parliamentary system of government like the UK. We run a presidential system, with the president elected to a fixed 4-year term,” Onanuga said.
The presidency argued that recent election results in Ekiti State and senatorial contests in Nasarawa, Enugu, Ondo and Rivers had delivered “a resounding victory for President Tinubu and his party,” calling them “an early referendum of sorts.”
“Moving to use X to harangue the President out of office is off the mark and anti-democratic,” he added.
Onanuga also listed several achievements under Tinubu’s leadership, including economic growth, rising foreign reserves exceeding $50 billion, oil production increasing to 1.8 million barrels per day, and the All-Share Index rising from 50,000 to over 250,000.
President Tinubu “did not inherit a country in perfect shape,” the statement said, adding that “under President Tinubu’s leadership, Nigeria has made significant, measurable progress.”
On security, the presidency said “over 15,000 terrorists have been taken off the streets and forests,” while security operations have intensified nationwide.
The presidency also addressed Obi’s criticism of power supply, arguing that candidate Tinubu never promised 24-hour electricity “for all.”
“What he actually said on that occasion in Lagos and which Obi and his followers have consistently misquoted… was: ‘Whichever way, by all means necessary, you will have electricity, and you will not pay for estimated bills anymore,'” he stated.
The presidency also took aim at Obi’s record as Anambra State governor, describing him as “a colossal failure, unable to secure lives and property in his small state of Anambra, as documented by his successor, Willie Obiano, is now the one calling for President Tinubu’s resignation over security breaches in some parts of the country.”
“True leadership means staying the course, learning, adapting, and delivering results. President Tinubu has shown he is up to the task, and Nigeria is on the path to progress,” Onanuga wrote.
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Obi’s call for President Tinubu’s resignation childish and an unwarranted distraction
Peter Obi’s latest comments calling for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, based on a comparison with the British prime minister’s voluntary exit, are not only misplaced… pic.twitter.com/Et5mUadSRb
— Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON (@aonanuga1956) June 22, 2026
