Chief Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, has berated Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election after he said Nigeria’s democracy under the present administration was collapsing.
Onanuga described Peter Obi as a “disgruntled” individual.
The former governor of Anambra State had made the remark while speaking on the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara by President Bola Tinubu.
However, while countering Peter Obi in a post on his official X handle, Bayo Onanuga said, “I listened multiple times to former Governor Peter Obi’s statement in this clip, where he claims that democracy has collapsed in Nigeria. His hyperbolic remarks, designed for headlines, lack deep reflection and a solid logical foundation.”
“How can a democracy that has strengthened over the past 26 years be said to have collapsed? Only a discontented and disgruntled Peter Obi, who benefits from the very free speech that democracy provides, could perceive such a democratic downfall through his lens.
“If democracy had indeed collapsed, as Peter claims, and we were living under a regime that opposed democratic principles, he would not have been able to make his comments on Monday at Emeka Ihedioha’s colloquium.
“I urge him to watch his words and refrain from playing to the gallery.”