Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has accused Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi of making reckless assertions regarding federal investment in sports.
Bayo Onanuga made the accusation in a post on the social
media platform X while reacting to Peter Obi's recent public calls for
increased federal funding and developmental commitment toward the nation's
sports sector.
“Headlines don’t lie like Peter Obi lies, recklessly,” Bayo
Onanuga wrote.
The presidential aide criticized Peter Obi's administrative
record during his eight-year tenure as governor of Anambra State, alleging that
athletes representing the state faced poor welfare standards.
“His poor sports record as governor is well documented in
the archives,” he stated.
Bayo Onanuga further claimed that physically challenged sportsmen and women in
Anambra State were treated "shabbily" under the former governor's
administration.
Questioning the credibility of Peter Obi's policy
recommendations on sports infrastructure and financing, Bayo Onanuga concluded
“Today, he talks, very glibly, of course, about the need for
the FG to invest in sport, when, as governor for 8 years, he treated Anambra
sportsmen and women and even, unconscionably, the physically challenged
sportsmen and women shabbily.
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