One of the newly appointed aide to President, Daniel Bwala, over the weekend, alleged that some individuals were conspiring against him.
Bwala, a former aide to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar who made the claim in a post via his official X handle on Saturday, accusing some television guests and anchors of pushing an agenda against him.
Bwala wrote, “When you come against an overwhelming conspiracy of some television guests and anchors against you pushing an agenda and you are helpless, just pray to your God. He will expose them for who they are. It has started.”
Bwala’s outcry may not be far from a recent remark from a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Jesutega Onokpasa, after Bwala was appointed who accused Tinubu of making ridiculous appointments.
Onokpasa, who featured on Arise TV on Friday, said that Tinubu stabbed his staunch supporters in their backs with the alleged ridiculous appointments.
The APC chieftain, who claimed to have, alongside others, worked hard for Tinubu during the 2023 elections, argued that appointing a person like Bwala was ridiculous.
According to him, Bwala, who accused the president of being a drug dealer, should not be rewarded with an appointment while the staunch supporters are left behind.
“How do you call the president of the country a drug dealer? Daniel Bwala is a lawyer; he has no evidence that our president is a drug dealer. He called him a drug baron.
“How can the president appoint such a person? We were the ones defending him, then this person called the president God gave us a drug dealer, and Bayo Onanuga tries to rationalize it,” he lamented.
Tinubu has faced a lot of backlash over Bwala’s appointment to media structure.
Segun Showunmi, a PDP chieftain and public affairs analyst, described Tinubu’s media strategy as a “cacophony” and a reflection of poor leadership.
He criticised Tinubu’s reliance on multiple roles for similar functions, claiming it confuses both the public and the international media. He proposed that the president streamline his media team by designating one spokesperson with cabinet-level authority, ensuring clearer communication of government policies.
Showunmi further attacked Tinubu’s administrative capabilities, accusing him of prioritising political manoeuvres over effective governance.
“This nonsense you are doing will disgrace you, and the highly resourceful Yorubas will tangentially be looked upon with scorn,” he warned.
The Nigeria Muslim League Group (NIMUL) vehemently opposed the appointment of Daniel Bwala as spokesperson for President Tinubu.
In a statement released to the press in Sokoto, Professor Mika’il Jibrin, the group’s spokesperson, emphasized that while President Tinubu has the authority to appoint anyone, the group strongly protests Bwala’s appointment.
“NIMUL cannot trust Bwala in a position where he would be privy to critical issues that could make or mar Nigeria as a country”, the group stated.