Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has criticised former African Democractic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Peter Obi over his recent political moves, accusing him of avoiding competitive party primaries.

Reacting to comments by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, Onanuga claimed that Obi prefers consensus arrangements that favour his personal ambition rather than open contests.

He alleged that the former Labour Party presidential candidate has a pattern of joining political platforms where structures have already been built, instead of contributing to party development from the ground up.

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Onanuga further described Obi as a “selfish politician.

“The scales have now fallen from the eyes of Babachir Lawal, a 2023 supporter of Peter Obi.

“He now realizes that Obi, who dreads primaries, desires a consensus that benefits him alone—a philosophy seemingly ingrained in his DNA. In street parlance, it is called ‘Me only, nobody else’ or ‘I before anybody else’. Obi is a very selfish politician.

“He cannot build a political party. He goes to where other people have toiled to cook the soup and takes the biggest meat in the pot. Gbajue politician of this era!,” Onanuga wrote.