Presidency Blasts Obi, Labels Tinubu Resignation Call ‘Childish’

The Presidency, on Monday, dismissed calls by Nigeria Democratic Congress( NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Tinubu to resign over the country’s challenges, describing the demand as childish, anti-democratic and a distraction from the government’s efforts to address economic and security concerns.
In a strongly worded statement issued in Abuja, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Obi’s comparison of Nigeria with the United Kingdom and his invocation of the British Prime Minister’s voluntary resignation on Monday reflected a misunderstanding of Nigeria’s presidential system of government.
According to Onanuga, Presid...