The camp of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has mocked Daniel Bwala following the redesignation of President Bola Tinubu’s media team.
Demola Olarewaju, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Digital Media and Strategy, hinted that Bwala’s role was downgraded in the reshuffle.
In a recent announcement, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, revealed that Sunday Dare would take over as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications, replacing Bwala.
Bwala was handed the new title of Special Adviser, Policy Communication.
Olarewaju took to social media platform X to express his thoughts on the development. “Egbon Onanuga didn’t wait till morning or later to issue that press release re-designating Bwala’s position. Man dropped it ‘as e dey hot’ at 11.28 in the night.
“It means they accessed Tinubu, made their case and demoted Bwala then came out immediately to announce it.
“The coded message to Bwala is: ‘You might be in office but we are in power.
“You might know Tinubu but we’ve known Tinubu. We might let you be with us but you’re not one of us and you will know your place or we will quickly teach you.’
“This is what happens when one has no shame.”
In an interaction with State House Correspondents on Monday, Bwala clarified that he would replace former Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, who stepped down in September.
When asked about his specific role, Bwala said, “What’s the difference between leading the team and the spokesman? What I can tell you is that, like I said, all of us are servants of the President.
“There is no issue as to the differences in terms of the responsibility. Everybody knows his responsibility. I am not here to define the responsibility of anybody other than myself, because it will amount to gaslighting anybody.
“I only came to introduce myself to you and the role that was given to me by Mr President, I told you that role was once occupied by Ajuri Ngelale but for God’s sake we are all colleagues. We are not particularly bothered about who is this who is that. We are working to achieve the mandate of Mr President.”
