{
  "id": 4699742,
  "title": "Tinubu’s aide Nwabufo slams Obi over US court case comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tinubus-aide-nwabufo-slams-obi-over-us-court-case-comments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/31/tinubus-aide-nwabufo-slams-obi-over-us-court-case-comments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fredrick Nwabufo, a senior aide to President Bola Tinubu, has harshly criticised Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), for his remarks on a US court case involving the Nigerian president. The controversy revolves around a request for the release of records pertaining to investigations allegedly involving Tinubu. Tinubu, who intervened in the matter, recently sought a US district court to dismiss Aaron Greenspan's request for record release, requesting the FBI and DEA to continue withholding some parts of released documents. Obi criticized Tinubu's stance in a statement titled \"A President and the Endless Question of His Past\", urging the president to address his past rather than attempting to prevent the release of potentially incriminating documents. However, Nwabufo viewed Obi's comments as \"ludicrous\" and posted on X on Monday. He emphasized that the allegations surrounding the US case had already been investigated and dismissed, stating that the president's \"imperfect past\" was proven false and libelous by the highest court in the land. Nwabufo also criticized Obi's tenure as governor of Anambra State, accusing him of poor leadership and listing various problems that occurred during his administration, such as religious segregation, kidnappings, strikes, extra-judicial killings, and poor infrastructure. Nwabufo urged politicians to focus on issues that matter to Nigerians as the 2027 election approaches, questioning Obi on what he could offer Nigerians to support his political ambitions.",
  "summary": "A senior aide to President Bola Tinubu, Fredrick Nwabufo, has criticised Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over his comments on an ongoing legal case involving Tinubu in a United States court. The dispute centres on a request for the release of records linked to investigations allegedly involving the Nigerian […] Tinubu’s aide Nwabufo slams Obi over…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}