Former presidential aide Reno Omokri took a jab at Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s previous presidential contender, and Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, in the wake of their parties' setbacks in Saturday’s bye-elections.

Omokri remarked that neither Obi nor El-Rufai seems to have moved past their defeats, even to extend well wishes to Ibrahim Babangida on his 80th birthday.

In a post on X, he predicted that both politicians would soon be accused of rigging, hinting at more controversy ahead.

He wrote: “Neither Obi nor el-Rufai has recovered enough to wish General Babangida a happy birthday as he turns 84 today.

“These are people who previously marked IBB’s birthday. Today, they lost their voices. This loss really hit Tom and Jerry hard.

“Peter Obi has still not tweeted today. Nasir el-Rufai is still in hiding. This loss really hit Tom and Jerry hard.

“By tomorrow, after they must have recovered, expect claims of rigging from Peter Obi and his new sidekick, Nasir el-Rufai, the duo, also known as Tom and Jerry.”

ASA