Presidential aide O’tegra Ogra has slammed the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, for criticising the Federal Government for building houses for judges in Abuja.

According to Ogra, who serves as Senior Advisor on Digital/New Media to President Bola Tinubu, Obi also built quarters for judges when he was the Governor of Anambra State.

This was as he urged Obi to be careful with the kind of politics he plays.

He said on X, “I watched his conversation where he rallied against the construction of habitable quarters for members of the judiciary.

“Mr @PeterObi, If providing decent accommodation for judges is an attempt to compromise the judiciary, what exactly were you doing in Anambra in 2013 when you built and inaugurated judges’ quarters – and promised to build more?

“Were you strengthening the judiciary then, but President Tinubu is weakening it now? If you say it is corrupting the judiciary now, were you corrupting the judiciary then?”

Tinubu’s aide urged Obi to understand that what was considered good governance in Anambra cannot suddenly become corruption in Abuja simply because someone he doesn’t like is the President.

“Here are my thoughts: Poor working and living conditions expose judges to pressure, compromise, and manipulation by those who want to abuse the justice system.

“We cannot demand an independent judiciary and, at the same time, oppose the basic welfare that helps protect that independence,” he said.