Arise Television Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has expressed sympathy for President Bola Tinubu over his performance at the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign rally in Kaduna State.

Oseni described Tinubu’s speech at the rally as one of the worst campaign speeches he had ever heard, arguing that the president’s aides failed to prepare him adequately for his first campaign outing ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Oseni said Tinubu should not have campaigned in Kaduna if he was going to deliver such an embarrassing speech.

“I think that was the worst campaign speech I’ve ever heard in my life by President Tinubu.

“I think it was best he should not have even campaigned in Kaduna, because that was a terrible one for the eyes and for the ears,” he said.

The broadcaster faulted members of the president’s campaign council for allegedly failing to prepare a concise speech that would enable Tinubu to explain and defend his administration’s policies after nearly four years in office.

According to Oseni, the president’s aides should have prepared a five-minute speech summarising the achievements of the administration and explaining its policies to Nigerians.

He questioned why the campaign team allowed Tinubu to deliver what he described as a disjointed and uncoordinated speech at a critical moment in his re-election campaign.

“What is wrong with you guys? Is this how much you are so concerned about just collecting money from him?” Oseni asked.

He also criticised Tinubu’s remarks on the removal of the petrol subsidy and his attempt to blame the opposition for the poverty and hunger confronting Nigerians.

Oseni said the president’s speech lacked structure, coherence and a clear ideological direction, adding that it failed to provide an effective defence of his administration’s policies.

“You just allow a man like that to ad lib at his inaugural campaign speech after four years in office, where he needs to make a great defence, what did you guys do to him?” he said.

The broadcaster maintained that Tinubu’s campaign team had failed the president by allowing him to deliver such a speech without adequate preparation.

“I feel for President Tinubu this morning,” Oseni added.

DAILY POST reports that the APC has commenced its campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Tinubu seeking another term in office.

2027: I feel for Tinubu – Rufai Oseni

The Presidency has mocked the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, over its newly released National Campaign Council list for the 2027 elections.

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, in a post on his verified X handle on Sunday said the NDC list, chaired by Seriake Dickson and Peter Obi as Co-Chairman is "full of content creators."

He said Peter Obi and the NDC stylishly refused to name their campaign media surrogates in the mainstream media masquerading as On-Air Personalities, OAPs.

"Peter Obi and NDC have released their list of campaign council members; and as expected it is filled with content creators.

"They stylishly refused to name their campaign media surrogates in the mainstream media masquerading as OAP."

Bwala's comment comes hours after the NDC announced its National Campaign Council with Dickson as Chairman, Peter Obi as Co-Chairman and presidential candidate, Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as Vice Chairman, Rabiu Kwankwaso as Co-Vice-Chairman and vice-presidential candidate.

Recall that the Presidency has repeatedly described Peter Obi as a "content creation candidate", accusing him of replacing reputable politicians like Kenneth Okonkwo and Valentine Ozigbo with social media content creators after they left his camp.

‘NDC campaign council full of content creators’ – Presidency mocks Peter Obi