The Presidency has responded to comments by opposition figure Peter Obi calling for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu, describing the remarks as “childish” and “an unwarranted distraction.”
In a statement signed by presidential aide Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency rejected Obi’s comparison between Nigeria’s political system and that of the United Kingdom, insisting the argument was “simplistic” and fundamentally flawed. https://punchng.com/following-uks-starmers-exit-peter-obi-demands-tinubus-resignation-cites-governance-failure/
“Obi’s call for President Tinubu’s resignation childish and an unwarranted distraction,” the statement declared.
It added that Obi’s analysis “is not only misplaced but also reflect a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.”
The Presidency further argued that Nigeria’s presidential system made Obi’s comparison irrelevant.
It read, “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.”
It also cited recent election outcomes as evidence of public
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