Oseni Rufai Critiques Peter Obi's Election Claim

Peter Obi, the Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate and now the presidential flag-bearer of the NDC for 2027, has stirred controversy by claiming he won the 2023 general election while acknowledging he has no evidence to support this assertion. This admission prompted a rare public rebuke from broadcaster Oseni Rufai, a prominent supporter of Obi, who advised him to avoid making claims he cannot substantiate, labeling such behavior as damaging.

The remark was captured in a video chyron from Arise News, shared widely on October 7, 2026, stating: "OBI: I WON 2023 ELECTION, BUT THERE'S NO EVIDENCE." Many Nigerians noted the contrast between Obi's current claim and the legal arguments presented by his team at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in 2023, where they did not assert that he won the election outright but instead challenged President Bola Tinubu's eligibility based on the requirement of securing at least 25 percent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory.