The Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to step aside ahead of the 2027 election.

According to him, the President is “tired” and no longer has the capacity to tackle Nigeria’s mounting economic and security challenges.

Obi said this during an interview on Sunday Politics, aired on Channels Television, on Sunday.

"President Bola Tinubu is tired; he should be allowed to retire in peace and go home and rest," he said.

"The Bola Tinubu that was governor [in Lagos State] is not the one who is now president. He is leading us nowhere; he doesn't have the capacity to do the job," he adds.