The Nigerian Presidency criticises Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, after comments made by the President Bola Tinubu administration’s information adviser, Bayo Onanuga, on his verified X account. Onanuga urges Obi to stop “deceiving Nigerians with sermons,” characterising Obi’s political message as misleading.
The outlets link the criticism to a dispute over Anambra State’s debt. They say the Anambra State government led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo argues it is still repaying debts borrowed during Obi’s time as governor from 2006 to 2014. Onanuga’s post also questions Obi’s ability to manage the country, citing the amount spent in Anambra and describing Obi’s eight-year tenure as a failure.
Some of the commentary in the sources also references Obi’s reported proposal regarding a single-term arrangement with his running mate, which Onanuga says conflicts with the two-term, eight-year limits in the 1999 Constitution. The criticism is presented by the Presidency, while the provided reports do not include a direct response from Obi or his camp.
