{"id":126838,"date":"2026-05-04T04:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126838"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:18:10","slug":"onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/","title":{"rendered":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864189877652952424\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864189877652952424-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864189877652952424-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has criticised Peter Obi over his reported exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with other Nigerians also raising concerns about what they describe as inconsistency and weak crisis management in his political trajectory.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting via his verified social media platforms, Onanuga described Obi as a \u201cpolitical nomad,\u201d saying, \u201cPeter Obi\u2019s constant movement from one political<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">platform to another clearly portrays him as a political nomad.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0He warned that such shifts could weaken public trust in his leadership.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou cannot claim to represent change while frequently changing the vehicle through which that change is to be delivered. It sends a confusing message to the electorate,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi, who flew the flag of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, had in December 2025 indicated interest in aligning with the coalition-backed ADC as part of broader opposition realignments ahead of future elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, indications that he may have stepped away from the party have triggered fresh criticism from some Nigerians, who question whether his political movements reflect an inability to manage internal party challenges.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concerns have also been raised about Obi\u2019s alliances, with some critics referencing his reported engagements with figures such as Nasir El-Rufai and Abubakar Malami.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One observer said, \u201cWhat is integrity if you keep jumping from one party to another? Because of desperation, Obi now aligns with people he once strongly criticised.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Onanuga maintained that frequent defections undermine credibility in politics, stressing that leadership demands stability and clarity of purpose.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cLeadership is about discipline, consistency, and focus. Nigerians deserve leaders who are grounded, not those constantly in search of the next platform,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Obi has yet to publicly respond to the latest criticism or clarify his current political position, his movement across parties, from the All Progressive Alliance (APGA) to\u00a0 People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP)\u00a0 to the Labour Party (LP) and later his association with the ADC, continues to generate debate in political circles.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supporters of the former Anambra State governor, however, argue that political realignments are part of Nigeria\u2019s evolving democratic process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One ally said, \u201cWhat matters is not the platform but the vision and capacity to deliver. Coalition-building requires flexibility.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another supporter added, \u201cIn Nigeria, parties are often vehicles rather than ideologically rigid structures. Leaders must position themselves where they can best advance reform.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development underscores the growing intensity of political realignments and competing narratives within Nigeria\u2019s opposition space, as key actors continue to reposition ahead of future electoral contests.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_7772360944673853139ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has criticised Peter Obi over his reported exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with other&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Oscar Okhifo Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has criticised Peter Obi over his reported exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with other&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\"},\"wordCount\":433,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\",\"name\":\"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":416},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Oscar Okhifo Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has criticised Peter Obi over his reported exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with other&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":416,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0","datePublished":"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/"},"wordCount":433,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/","name":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0 - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-04T03:18:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bayo-Onanuga.jpg","width":600,"height":416},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/onanuga-others-question-obis-consistency-leadership-depth\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Onanuga, Others Question Obi\u2019s Consistency, Leadership Depth\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126839,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126838\/revisions\/126839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}