Daniel Bwala, the Particular Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Coverage, on Tuesday described the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a failed politician who lacks an understanding of democracy.
Bwala made this comment in response to Obi’s remark on the sixtieth birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, the place he claimed that Nigeria’s democracy had collapsed.
Talking on the occasion, the previous Ananmbra State Governor argued that the progress made since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999 had been eroded, elevating issues concerning the state of governance within the nation.
Reacting to Obi’s remarks, Bwala, in a publish on his X, dismissed Obi’s feedback, insisting that the previous Anambra State governor had no historical past of democratic activism.
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“It’s humorous how failed politicians are attempting to redefine democracy. @PeterObi mentioned democracy has collapsed. Does he even know the which means of democracy?”
Bwala additional mocked Obi, stating that whereas others had been preventing for democracy, Obi was centered on enterprise.
“When folks had been preventing for democracy, Gregory was shopping for and promoting. He doesn’t have a historical past of any democratic activism from his faculty days thus far.”
The presidential aide additionally accused Obi of utilizing hate speech and divisive rhetoric.
“His experience lies in instigating hate speech and vitriol. Discuss is reasonable.”
Obi’s assertion concerning the decline of democracy in Nigeria has continued to generate reactions from political figures, with supporters and critics partaking in heated debates over the state of governance and electoral integrity within the nation.
With the 2027 elections on the horizon, tensions between political camps are anticipated to accentuate as events place themselves for the subsequent electoral contest.
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