Daniel Bwala, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party and spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, says he is prepared to switch allegiance to the All Progressives Congress to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Bwala revealed to State House reporters following private discussions between the President and himself at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.
“I told him today, that I am committing to play my part to support your administration, and I have no apologies to anybody,” Bwala said.
“APC is a party. President Bola Tinubu is my motivation; if supporting him will take me to APC, so be it,” he stated when asked if he would defect to the APC.
Bwala, a fervent opponent of the ruling All Progressives (APC) and the Tinubu administration, declared on January 2, 2024, that a strong coalition amongst opposition political parties is necessary to successfully unseat the APC in the general elections of 2027.
Speaking as a guest on Politics Today on Channels Television, Bwala predicted that President Tinubu would serve eight years in government in the absence of an opposition party coalition.
“Without a coalition of political parties, Tinubu is going to spend the next eight years. That one is for sure.
“The truth of the matter is that there will be a coalition of political parties that will be very strong. This is a fact that I know.
“The coalition that is coming will swallow some of the elements that are creating the problems in the various political parties,” he said.
He commended the President’s suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, saying, “Some of his (Tinubu’s) Ministers that were allegedly reported to have committed infractions, instead of protecting them, he asked that the law should have its course and suspended somebody without wasting time. That, to me, is impressive because it’s about the people.”
Referring to Tuesday’s announcement of a 60 per cent slash in travel entourages for the Presidency and MDAs, Bwala remarked, “There has been this outcry that the government is bloated. Yesterday, he introduced a policy that reduced the cost of governance and today, he told me it is just the beginning.”
The legal practitioner said the President assured him that more cost-cutting measures are underway to reduce the cost of governance.
“What have we been talking about as citizens is that if you don’t have a personal grudge against someone…if it is a policy issue.
“What I’m saying apart from today that I’m talking here is that you all need to visit my Twitter page. In the last few days, I have been expressing my surprise and appreciation to the President for the decisions he is making. So, this is not about political party. And you need to know that, like I said, I was with him before I left. And I was doggedly committed to him.
“I told him today that I am committing to play my part to support your administration, and I have no apologies to anybody,” he explained.
Source: Gatekeeper News
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