The Presidency on Monday dismissed calls by the Nigerian Democratic Congress’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation as “childish, hollow and an unworthy distraction.”

It cited economic data on Tinubu’s performance in the past three years, arguing that it contrasts with Obi’s own record as governor of Anambra State.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said Obi’s latest comments were an attempt to undercut the APC’s victory in the just-concluded Ekiti governorship election and the senatorial by-elections.