Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has criticised former presidential candidate Peter Obi over his frequent movement across political parties.
Bwala recalled that Obi, who began his political career in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), once declared that his family would die if he ever abandoned the party. He, however, left APGA for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before later joining the Labour Party.
Speaking in a podcast with broadcaster Nedu Wazobia, Bwala argued that Obi’s political moves were driven by personal ambition rather than the interest of Nigerians.
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“Peter Obi was in APGA, and he said he was never going to leave APGA, that his family will die. Peter left for PDP; he left PDP for Labour,” Bwala stated. “When he moved to Labour, he called the PDP a structure of criminality. Peter Obi’s interest has nothing to do with the interest of the people.”
The presidential aide also claimed that Obi’s contributions to public welfare were minimal. “Peter Obi has never given beyond N50 million; even that amount, I can tell you the circumstances surrounding it,” Bwala alleged.
He further criticised the kind of boreholes Obi sponsored in parts of the North after the 2023 elections. According to him, the projects were substandard.
“He came to the Northwest and Northcentral that time after the election, and places where they didn’t have water, you know the kind of borehole Peter Obi gave them money to produce? Café man-days borehole where somebody will climb and be bouncing to pump water,” Bwala said.
The presidential aide also noted that political cross-carpeting was common in Nigeria. “Ninety-nine point nine per cent of the political actors in Nigeria today have changed parties three times minimum. My father will say, Beat them first before you ask them questions,” he added.
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