Groups fault Obi’s call for Tinubu’s resignation

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The Grassroots Mobilization Initiative (GMI) and the Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has strongly criticized the recent call by Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as “childish,” unconstitutional and disconnected from democratic realities.
In a joint statement signed by GMI Director of Media, Emeka Wogu, and DWI Director of Strategic Communications, Tunji Bamidele, the groups argued that Nigeria’s democracy provides constitutional mechanisms for leadership evaluation and change, not pressure through social media campaigns.
The two organizations, said Obi’s comments amoun...