Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, an aide to President Bola Tinubu, criticises Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, following Obi’s comments after the 2023 presidential election. According to Onanuga, Obi should stop claiming victory or implying he won, and instead accept the outcome of the poll. The criticism comes in response to Obi’s interview on Channels Television, where Onanuga says Obi failed to make a convincing case. Onanuga also argues that Obi lost the election and describes Obi’s position as denial, saying Obi finished a distant third. Both outlets report that Onanuga’s remarks are contained in a statement reacting to Obi’s television appearance and urging him to move on from any claims of having won. The reports present the exchange as part of an ongoing political dispute over the election’s result, with the Presidency’s side reiterating that the election was decided against Obi.