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Nigeria Presidency blast Peter Obi afta e ask Tinubu to resign
For statement wey di Special Adviser to di President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, sign, di Presidency say Obi latest comment na attempt to undermine APC victory for di just-concluded elections wey hold.
Nigeria Presidency blast Peter Obi afta e ask Tinubu to resign
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Di Presidency don blast Peter Obi for di call wey im make say President Bola Tinubu should resign, and dem call am "childish, hollow and an unworthy distraction."

Di Presidency talk dis one on Monday, and dem use economic data wey show Tinubu performance for di last three years, and dem say di data no match wetin Obi do as governor of Anambra State.

For statement wey di Special Adviser to di President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, sign, di Presidency say Obi latest comment na attempt to undermine APC victory for di just-concluded Ekiti governorship election and di senatorial by-elections.

Onanuga say Obi wey compare Tinubu situation to di one of British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, wey resign hours before, show say di former Anambra governor no understand Nigeria constitutional system well.

Im argue say Obi verdict wey im say Nigeria dey "worst possible condition" no match verifiable economic data and global assessments of di administration performance.

Di statement read, "Peter Obi latest comments wey im dey call for President Bola Tinubu resignation, based on comparison with di British Prime Minister voluntary exit, no only dey wrong but also show say im dey choose wetin im want see and im dey distort Nigeria reality since 2023.

"Im view also dey too simple, as im always do anytime im open im mouth. Obi forget say our country no run parliamentary system of government like UK. We run presidential system, where di president dem elect am to serve fixed four-year term.

"Di people of Ekiti State and di senatorial constituents for Nasarawa, Enugu, Ondo and Rivers just deliver resounding victory for President Tinubu and im party. Di election results, wey be like early referendum, show say President Tinubu and im party dey popular with Nigerians."

Di Presidency warn Obi say di results of di recent elections dey more ominous for im own political future than for Tinubu own.