Tope Fasua, a presidential aide, on Monday, said Nigerians no longer care about President Bola Tinubu’s shady identity but are focused on the results his government is producing.

Mr Fasua dismissed former Anambra governor and 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi’s old criticism of Mr Tinubu’s shady identity as “irrelevant.”

The presidential aide shared an old video of Mr Obi challenging Mr Tinubu to clear the air on his certificate and identity scandals, dismissing the video, which he said is being hailed in some quarters as irrelevant.

Mr Fasua posted the video on Facebook, saying, “This video is being hailed in some quarters as an act of bravery. I think it’s a focus on the irrelevant. Is this the time to highlight a forgotten issue? Is this the best our man can do at this moment?”

“Nigerians are not concerned about Tinubu’s identity. It’s the results that matter. He could as well be from planet Mars,” Mr Fasua said, adding Mr Obi “struggles to sound intellectual but just can’t be in this lifetime.”

Mr Obi had, in a world conference, urged Mr Tinubu to “reintroduce” himself to Nigerians by revealing his “real name.”

“Uninformed outsiders now see Nigerians as fraudsters, certificate forgers or identity thieves. The controversy is unnecessary, just as the implicit global embarrassment could be avoided,” Mr Obi said. “In my opinion, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu should have saved the nation and himself this.”

Mr Obi added, “Bola Tinubu should reintroduce himself to the nation he governs and tell the nation who he is, where he is from, where he went to school, and his real name. It’s a simple task that will take only a few minutes. And he must perform this task immediately.”