By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi’s assessment of his principal’s administration is skewed because the ex-Anambra governor has not recovered from a “painful defeat” he suffered during the 2023 presidential poll.
In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Obi, who was standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, threw in a slew of sarcastic remarks while appraising the Tinubu administration.
The former Anambra governor said:“He (Tinubu) is doing well because what he promised people is exactly what he is doing; that he would start and continue from where the previous government stopped.”
“Someone who met the dollar at N300 to N400, and now it is N1,500. He has done fantastic.
Obi added: :When you talk about improvements, there are not things you say; there are things people feel and see.
“I have listened to people say jobs are being created — where are the jobs? It’s not about saying, ‘oh, the investors are coming back’; where are they investing?”
However, while reacting to Obi’s remarks in a post on his X page on Wednesday, Bwala said the 2023 LP’s presidential candidate’s commentary was devoid of facts and logical analysis.
He added that Nigeria dodged a bullet by not electing Obi president in 2023.
“As I listen to @PeterObi this evening struggling to play the opposition (oppose the government) I can’t but shudder at his abysmal delivery,” Bwala wrote.
“He was speaking devoid of facts, logical analysis and almost sounded like a tinkling cymbal or a sounding brass.
“Mr Gregory has still not recovered from the painful defeat of the 2023 polls.
“But I can understand his confusion because as it stands today, he seem deserted in the banana republic of fantasy, wondering how he will convince his followers about his agreement to play second fiddle in the 2027 wild goose chase of the opposition.
“Nigeria dodged a bullet.”
