The presidency on Monday, strongly rebuked comments by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Peter Obi, calling for the resignation of President Tinubu. Describing the remarks as “childish” and an “unwarranted distraction,” a statement, issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, argued that Obi’s comparison of Nigeria’s political situation to that of the United Kingdom was fundamentally flawed. According to the presidency, Obi’s call ignores the structural differences between Nigeria’s presidential system and the UK’s parliamentary model, where leadership changes can occur without a general election. The…
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