Bayo Onanuga Under Fire After Another Attack On Peter Obi

The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga has come under fire for a statement posted on his X platform that was seen as an attack on Peter Obi at the time the country is mourning victims of the Jos School building collapse.

This controversy arose following the federal government’s approval of local government autonomy, as discussed by Bayo Onanuga. In his statement, he questioned Peter Obi’s silence regarding the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local councils.

In the attack on Obi, Bayo Onanuga said the opposition leader was in the habit of often spreading unverified news about the Tinubu administration and the country, emphasizing that a responsible opposition leader should acknowledge commendable actions by political opponents.

Onanuga praised Tinubu’s administration for revitalizing local councils through legal measures, noting what he described as ‘even Atiku Abubakar’s reluctant acknowledgment.’

His post read:

”Why is Peter Obi silent?
More than 36 hours after the Supreme Court gave a landmark ruling, granting financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local councils, Mr. Peter Obi, the defeated Labour Party candidate, has yet to utter a word on the epochal judgment. His silence confirms the belief that he is always quick to tweet unverified news about the Tinubu administration or our country. A good opposition statesman must be candid enough to applaud his political opponent when he has done some great deed. The Tinubu administration has succeeded in giving life back to our emasculated councils, using the instrumentality of the law. Even Atiku Abubakar has grudgingly admitted this. But Peter has been silent. He should break his silence and acknowledge that President Tinubu is making a great Nigeria possible.”

However, the post drew significant backlash in the comment section, with many criticizing him for targeting Peter Obi.

Responses showed disapproval and sarcasm, warning the adviser he might embarrass himself and might need to delete the post later “as usual”.

These reactions reflected different opinions, questioning whether it was the right time to make political statements during national tragedies and calling for more respectful discussions in public.

Below are some reactions gathered by GWG.ng:

@AreaFada1: Why are you so shameless?

@RealQueenBee__: Peter Obi is the new standard of good governance… We’re getting there…

@MikaelCBernard: My bestie, did your oga Ajuri approve this tweet before you posted?
I don’t want you to be disgraced again and forced to delete

@FS_Yusuf_: Sugar dey him mouth? Why are you looking for what he will say? If your policies will work, you will hear it from the masses and not Peter Obi.
Shebi una say una win election?
Omeme

@ifeanyiakorjuru: You came through the back door, and you are spraying disinfectant. It doesn’t work like that.
To answer your Excellency,the road through which you pass must be excellent 💯 💯 💯

@smoke253: Nigeria is mourning the loss of her Children in the Jos Sch building collapse and Bayo is playing politics, this man should be old enough to know when and when not to play politics nah! What do I know? Fuuls grow old too

@Oserume1: See Bayo Onanuga the king of posting and deleting unverified news is accusing Peter Obi of posting unverified news. Bayo Onanuga, in a million years, you can never have the sterling credentials Peter Obi has in business, the corporate world and politics!

@EvansOchinyere: Why is sowore silent
Why is kwankwaso silent?
They also contested presidency with Peter Obi.
Why singling out one person and leaving others
Or are you saying that Tinubu’s government now waits for Peter Obi validation to know they have done the right thing

@AkaEgeonu: If they insult you as a usẹlẹss person that you are, somebody will say you are an elder, but they won’t see how an elder is running mad ti caution him.

@Manlike_ED: Because he cannot start his statement with “I am saddened.”

@torty_mercy: Why are you in love with Peter Obi? Why do you sleep and wake holding his picture to your chest? Is it now legal? Has bat signed the rainbow?? You will do 14 years oooo

@vian337: Bayo wants to hear from his master, I never knew you love him that much. Don’t worry he will respond so you can sleep okay.

@ceasarokoli: On a day when the nation mourns the death of our children in Jos, one shameless old man called Bayo Onanuga has chosen to chase clout.
That is what you get when a man is a simply an old errand boy.

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