Mr. Peter Obi wants President Tinubu to resign. His evidence? A quote he had to edit before it could support his argument.
He told Nigerians that President Tinubu promised "improved electricity supply" and challenged Nigerians not to vote for him if he failed. Here is what the President actually said:
That is a conditional statement. It places the accountability where it belongs: with the electorate, at the ballot box, in 2027. Mr. Obi took that statement, surgically removed the conditional clause, and presented what remained as an unconditional admission of failure that should trigger a resignation.
The President told Nigerians to vote accordingly. Mr. Obi's response is to skip the vote and demand a resignation. One man is trusting the electorate. The other is trying to bypass them.
He cites Keir Starmer as his model, comparing a Prime Minister answerable to the Commons in a parliamentary system with a President who holds a direct mandate from the electorate in a presidential system. Mr. Obi contested under this very system three years ago. He knows the difference. He just does not care when the difference is inconvenient.
This should surprise nobody. The ballot box has never really been Peter Gregory Obi's preferred route to power.
When he tells a sitting President to resign rather than face the electorate in 2027, it is not principle. It is pattern.
Mr. Obi does not trust the democratic process because the democratic process has never really worked for him, and this resignation call is simply the latest attempt to bypass it.
Nobody in this administration has pretended the electricity problem is solved. But there is a difference between a problem being real and nothing being done about it. Here is the reform programme, pillar by pillar.
Since Mr. Obi is auditing promises, here is the full ledger from the Renewed Hope manifesto.
| Promise | Outcome | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Conserve | ||
| Unify exchange rate | FX premium 69% → 2.6% | Done |
| Deregulate PMS | Zero queues in three years | Done |
| Local refining at scale | 0 → 48.2 ML/day | Done |
| 2 · Restore | ||
| NUPRC/NMDPRA clarity | Scope delineation complete | Done |
| Security directives | 97% pipeline uptime | Done |
| IOC divestments | $4B+. 1.6 mmbpd | Done |
| 3 · Grow | ||
| Fiscal incentives | Africa FID share 4% → 39% | Done |
| NNPCL contracting | 36 → 14 months | Done |
| Cost efficiency | $5.65B FIDs in 2024 | Done |
| 4 · Industrialize | ||
| Gas-to-power | ₦4 tn bond programme | Done |
| Feedstock conversion | Dangote & Indorama anchored | Done |
| Industrial demand | $2B HI NAG FID | Done |
| 5 · Transition | ||
| Clean transit | CNG Initiative live | Done |
| Clean cooking | LPG scaling nationally | Done |
| Grid mix | Gas + hydro + solar + storage | Done |
| 6 · Monetize | ||
| NNPCL leadership | Board refreshed | Done |
| Strip policy roles | Commercial-only mandate | Done |
| FAAC revenues | 100%. ₦22.6 tn in 2025 | Done |
| NNPCL sell-down / IPO | JV exit in motion | In flight |
The only thing that should not be manufactured is a quote.
All of this is on the public record. Mr. Obi chose not to mention any of it because a man calling for resignation cannot afford to acknowledge progress.
President Tinubu is focused on the work. That is not going to change because of a tweet.
I do not expect rigour from someone known for contradicting himself on his own record, his own statements, and his own time in office. But cutting half a sentence to build a resignation demand is not even clever dishonesty. It is just lazy.