By Akinwale Kasali
Peter Obi, former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, during the 2023 Presidential Election has debunked the claim by Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, that he sought to recruit him into his 2023 Presidential Election Campaign Team.
The former Anambra State Governor described the allegation as baseless and unworthy of a response.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chieftain made this clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by his media aide, Ibrahim Umar.
Obi insisted that he had no dealings with Bwala and would not be associated with what he described as transactional politics.
He further acknowledged that the allegation would ordinarily not merit a reply, the statement said a response had become necessary in the public interest.
“Normally, we would not dignify Bwala’s baseless accusations with a reply, given his well-documented history of dishonesty.
“However, we feel it is necessary to address this matter for the benefit of the public, who may be misled,” the statement read.
The statement by the Obi Camp distanced the approach of the former Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the 2019 Election and what it described as the transactional tendencies of Bwala.
“Obi has made it clear that he excludes individuals like Bwala from his political activities and any form of transactional politics that sustain people like him in political circles. He would rather allocate resources to provide desks for children in Bwala’s village than pay him to concoct falsehoods for public consumption.
“For the umpteenth time, we call on Bwala and others like him to count Obi out of their greed, repent, and join us in the quest for a new Nigeria,” it stated.
It would be recalled that
Bwala in an interview with On-Air Personality Daddy Freeze, alleged that Obi had attempted to enlist him in the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential campaign through former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He also alleged that he was approached by Obi during a meeting at the Hilton Hotel in London, where Obasanjo was present alongside Obi’s running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, and other political stakeholders.
Bwala stated that he declined the overture despite his respect for the former President.
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