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 reflect a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.
The statement reads in full “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 but also reflect a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.”
“His view is also simplistic, as is often the case anytime he opens his mouth. 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.
“The people of Ekiti State and the Senatorial constituents in Nasarawa, Enugu, Ondo, and Rivers have just delivered a resounding victory for President Tinubu and his party.
“The election results, some early referendum of sorts, show that President Tinubu and his party are popular with Nigerians. This should be more concerning for Peter Obi and his new Special Purpose Vehicle, NDC, as we move towards the January 2027 election.
“Obi should wait until the presidential election to know what the people think of Tinubu’s
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