Tinubu aide slams Atiku over NBC directive to Nigeria media

On 2026-04-19, Otega Ogra, a Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, posted a counterstatement on X criticizing former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Ogra rejected Atiku’s claim that the NBC’s warning to broadcasters was an attempt to muzzle the media, and framed the directive as routine regulatory enforcement. The exchange centered on Abuja and Nigeria’s media regulation ahead of the 2027 elections.