Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni criticises Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s media aide, after Onanuga responded to Peter Obi’s comments about Tinubu. Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, urges Tinubu to resign, drawing a comparison with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Obi says the Tinubu administration has failed to address Nigeria’s economic and security challenges. Onanuga dismisses Obi’s stance as childish in a statement.
Oseni, speaking during a programme on Arise TV, argues the criticism is inconsistent with earlier positions taken by the All Progressives Congress. He recalls that before the 2015 election period, APC leaders called for a “parallel government” if the party did not win. Oseni says the APC justified that idea on television and frames it as comparable to resignation calls. He also cites APC criticism of former President Goodluck Jonathan, stating that issues raised against Jonathan later occur under APC governance. The reports present the dispute as a political and media back-and-forth over standards and accountability demands.
