Tinubu's Aide Dismisses Peter Obi's Alleged 2027 Fears as Propaganda

Special adviser to president Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has rejected Peter Obi's claim that he may not be alive for the 2027 election and that people are being pressured not to invite him to social events 

Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), had, during an interview with TV host and media entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, alleged that the Federal Government was deliberately frustrating his means of livelihood and targeting opposition figures 

Bayo Onanuga statement reads: "Peter Obi’s recent claims of being targeted by the government—citing an incident involving his car at the airport, which, by his own account, must have resulted from flouting parking regulations—are simply unfounded and misleading

"As a pathological and serial liar, Mr Obi is intent on dragging the government into every personal inconvenience he encounters, often resorting to  exaggeration and baseless allegations

"His claim that he may not be alive for the January 2027 election and that people are being pressured not to invite him to social events is nothing more than a fabricated narrative, a page from his book of lies and propaganda.  These claims lack substance and are designed to attract undue sympathy and deflect attention from his credibility deficit and the problems faced by his SPV and his adopted political association, the NDC  

"It is important to note that Mr Obi has a substantial interest in Fidelity Bank. The institution continues to thrive as a result of the current administration’s robust economic reforms. The government is certainly not targeting the bank. Rather than being “haunted” by the government, Mr Obi appears to be grappling with the consequences of his litany of unfounded statements.

"The Tinubu government remains fully focused on consolidating its historic and beneficial reforms for the good of all Nigerians. It has neither the time nor the inclination to be distracted by Mr Obi’s self-serving narratives and lies or by his candidacy, as he constantly diminishes himself with specious, unverifiable utterances.