Daniel Bwala was my campaign spokesperson — not aide, says Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Daniel Bwala only served as his presidential campaign spokesperson and was never his aide.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the media office of the former vice-president said Bwala only served as a spokesperson for Atiku’s presidential campaign council in the 2023 presidential election.

“Bwala is a former spokesperson of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation and not a former aide to the former Vice President,” the statement reads.

“It is important that the media and the general public take corrective note of defining Mr Daniel Bwala as an aide to His Excellency Atiku Abubakar.

“Bwala offered his services and support to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization as a spokesperson — and it was a position he held during the last presidential campaign.

“Subsequently, and after the election, the need for a campaign spokesperson has terminated, and Bwala has moved on with his career.

“This, therefore, serves as notice to the media and the interested public to desist from defining Bwala as an ex-aide of Atiku Abubakar.

“We duly urge the public to henceforth recognize, introduce, and define Daniel Bwala by his current vocation and alliance.”

Abubakar’s clarification comes in the wake of Bwala’s recent visits to President Bola Tinubu.

In early January, Bwala paid a visit to Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.

Less than a month later, he met with the president again in France.

Bwala had said although he is not seeking an appointment from the president, he would accept one if offered to him.