Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala on Wednesday defended his decision to join the Tinubu administration, insisting that his earlier criticisms of President Bola Tinubu were “not lies” but have since become “baseless” and no longer relevant to national discourse.
Bwala made the remarks during a tense interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today with anchor Seun Okinbaloye.
The exchange grew heated as Okinbaloye repeatedly pressed Bwala on comments he made against Tinubu before aligning with the current government.
Frustrated by the line of questioning, Bwala argued that dwelling on his past statements was unproductive and distracted from pressing national issues such as the economy, education, and security.
“They are not lies. They are baseless. Not important for conversation,” Bwala stated firmly when asked if calling his previous remarks “baseless” implied they were untrue.
The spokesman accused the host of pushing an opposition narrative, noting that similar scrutiny was rarely applied to figures in the opposition.
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