Presidential spokesman, Daniel Bwala on Wednesday insisted that his past criticisms of President Bola Tinubu were “not lies” but have become “baseless” and irrelevant to current national discourse.
Bwala made the remarks during a heated exchange with Channels Television anchor, Seun Okinbaloye on Politics Today on Wednesday while responding to questions about comments he made against Tinubu before joining the administration.
The presidential spokesman expressed frustration over what he described as the repeated focus on his past statements, noting that Okinbaloye had asked him the same question several times.
He argued that revisiting his previous comments was inconsequential and diverted attention from issues affecting Nigerians.
According to Bwala, the discussion should instead focus on governance, including the economy, education and security, as well as the credibility of a letter linked to United States President Donald Trump, lauding Tinubu on security.
He maintained that the Tinubu administration had recorded significant progress, particularly in fostering collaboration among security agencies.
When Okinbaloye asked whether describing his previous comments as “baseless” meant they were lies, Bwala replied: “Yes, they are not lies. They are baseless. Not important for conversation.”
Bwala also accused the presenter of advancing the opposition’s narrative, saying the same level of scrutiny had not been applied to opposition figures.
He said: “The joblessness of the opposition, it seems they have carried you in that bus. Why am I saying that? This issue you raised, when will you get tired? When will you get tired of asking me the same question?
“In the world Today, the first person that started asking me this question was you, and you have done that more than five times. Are you not tired? They are completely inconsequential to what is happening.
“While I come and talk about the credibility of the letter. You people say President Trump lauded Tinubu. The question that shall arise after, whether it is true or not. To what extent has it been lauded?
“But now we have taken almost 10 minutes, and I know the time you have here because I’ve understood the Nigerian media very very well. ‘I no dey prepared again to follow their trend’. Ask me the question that you want to find out about the letter.
“As for the opposition, allow them to keep lazying about. Nigerian people want to hear tonight what is happening to their lives.
“Nigerian people tonight want to know what is happening with their economy, with their education, and most importantly, with security, and we have made substantial progress. First time in Nigeria’s history, where the leadership of the president, President Bola Tinubu, brought about a very strong collaboration.”
When further asked by the if that means all the things Bwala said to him in November and the rest of the time in 2022 are baseless and lies, Bwala continued: “Yes, they are not lies. They are baseless. Not important for conversation.
“And by the way, let me ask you. See this thing, what you are doing now, I’m trying my best not to be aggressive about it, but you’re riding on the opposition’s back horse. Peter Obi has since changed parties four times. How many times have you asked their people?”
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