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?
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