Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of deliberately making life difficult for him.
In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo on July 8, 2026, Obi said the government is interfering with his business and daily activities. He claimed the pressure is intentional and personal.
“The way they are going, not even as a candidate, I might not even be alive,” Obi said. “Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating it. Deliberately so. Everything.”
He added that he is being denied things he is entitled to, and that the tactics are indirect. “They won’t come directly and say, ‘oh, we’re doing this.’ But you could see their hands in virtually everything,” he said. “They’re attacking everybody who is in opposition personally. I am being attacked personally.”
Obi cited an incident at the Lagos airport where his car was clamped for alleged wrongful parking, despite other vehicles parked in the same area. He also said some people he knows at the airport now avoid greeting him out of fear of being targeted.
The former Anambra governor said the situation leaves him frustrated daily because actions that should be normal are no longer treated that way.
The Tinubu-led government has not responded publicly to the allegations as of press time.
