The Presidency has accused Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi of pretending not to know where President Bola Tinubu is, following comments about the president’s absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remarks in response to Obi’s criticism of Tinubu missing the global summit.
Onanuga noted that two other prominent African leaders, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, were also absent from UNGA, yet their countries did not erupt in controversy.In a post on X, Onanuga wrote:
“Two other significant African leaders were not in New York for the UNGA: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Ramaphosa booked himself off public engagements. Johannesburg and Pretoria didn’t show any strong reaction to Ramaphosa not attending the UNGA.“
Egypt did not explode, and Sisi did not go to New York. The Nigerian President said he would take his yearly break and asked his capable and trustworthy Vice President to attend to official duties in his place.
“Yet Peter Obi acts as though he doesn’t know where President Tinubu is and asks the same silly question that his supporters are asking on X.”
Onanuga added that Tinubu will return to Nigeria to mark the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary and to honour MKO Abiola.Vice President Kashim Shettima represented Nigeria at the UNGA.
Tinubu is scheduled to return from Paris, France, on September 29, 2026. He is expected to spend up to a week in Lagos before heading to Abuja.
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