Lere Olayinka, an aide to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory minister Nyesom Wike, dismisses claims that Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) does not spend money on political campaigns. Speaking on AIT’s “Democracy Today,” Olayinka says Obi gave cash to political delegates in Ekiti State during the 2023 elections, contradicting Obi’s “I don’t give shishi” line.
According to Olayinka, he was a delegate in Ekiti when Obi was previously involved with the Peoples Democratic Party before moving to the Labour Party. He argues that electioneering requires financial investment and frames campaign spending as normal across politics, including in other countries.
The outlets present the same core account: Olayinka publicly challenges Obi’s campaign stance by citing his own participation as a delegate and describing a specific incident in Ekiti during the 2023 election period. No alternative evidence or responses from Obi’s camp are included in the provided reports.
