Presidential aide Daniel Bwala has cast doubt on the political future of his former principal, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, suggesting that it may never have been his destiny to lead Nigeria as president.
“There is my former principal who believes that he is going to win, Bwala said on Politics Today, a Channel Television programme on Monday July 7, as he dismissed the chances of Atiku and other opposition leaders, including Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi, to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election.
“In all honesty, I have expressed my opinion that it may never have been destined by God for him to be a president in Nigeria because he has done everything he needs to do to be president and he did not win the presidency.
“2023 was the biggest opportunity that my former principal Atiku Abubakar had. He will never have that kind of privilege again”, Bwala said.
He also dismissed the chances of emerging opposition coalition, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, while criticizing the coalition’s adoption of African Democratic Congress as its platform, saying the group lacked any coherent alternative policy direction.
“What I find intriguing is that this coalition have not been able to summon the courage and come up with alternative facts, alternative policies or alternative programmes”, he said.
Bwala serve as a spokesperson for Atiku’s presidential campaign during the 2023 general election but has since pledged loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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