Peter Obi and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed have accused President Bola Tinubu of working to prevent the release of records held on him by authorities in the United States, sharpening a line of attack that has followed the President since the 2023 campaign.

Obi, who contests under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, and Baba-Ahmed, chairman of the People's Redemption Party, both raised the issue this week. Their argument is less about the contents of any file than about the act of resisting disclosure.

The presidency has not addressed the specific allegation. It has previously dismissed the wider matter as long-settled and politically motivated.

An old file, a new cycle

The records question has surfaced in every Nigerian election cycle since 2023 without producing anything that has changed the legal position. It sits alongside a separate suit by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging the President's eligibility to run in 2027, which a court has pushed to 28 September.

The Allied Peoples Movement went further this week, calling on Tinubu to withdraw from the race altogether.

For the opposition the calculation is straightforward enough: with the administration pointing to falling inflation and a firmer naira, questions of character are easier ground than questions of macroeconomics.

Tinubu, for his part, appeared unbothered. Speaking this week he said Nigerians could insult and attack him and still sleep well — a line his aides have since repeated as evidence of his tolerance for criticism.

Reporting by Vanguard. This summary was written by the TalkNaijaMedia desk.