Former spokesman to the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign organisation, Daniel Bwala has reacted to the statement made by Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume describing him as a failed lawyer and politician.
In an X post on Friday, Bwala alleged that Senator Ndume was planning to mobilize youths in Bwala’s local government area of Borno State to attack him for criticizing the senator’s recent comments on President Bola Tinubu.
Responding to the allegation at his residence in Maiduguri on Saturday, Ndume dismissed Bwala’s claims as baseless and an attempt to gain Tinubu’s sympathy and attention.
Ndume further stated that it was unfortunate Bwala claims to be an indigene of Hawul but cannot even trace his actual roots or the people in Hawul LGA.
He said, “Ordinarily, I do not want to join the issue or wouldn’t have replied Mr Bwala, who claimed to be from Hawul Local Government Area, which is part of my constituency.
“I can describe Daniel Bwala as a failed lawyer and empty drum making noise in Abuja. As I said, I did not want to respond, but because Bwala talked about threats or that I am mobilising youths to attack him, which has security implications and is very sensitive. I believe Bwala’s strategy is how to get the attention and sympathy of Mr President to give him police cover and maybe a job.
“We have credible people in the Hawul Local Government Area, and they know who Daniel Bwala is. In fact, when I saw his message on X handle, I thought it was Inuwa Bwala, who was the former Caretaker Chairman of Hawul and a renowned journalist. I quickly drew his attention to it, which he said, he was not the one.
“Later, I was made to understand that it is Daniel Bwala who has no political relevance as far as Southern Borno is concerned. In fact, I replied to his post and said, that if accusing and abusing me on Twitter or pages of Newspapers would fetch him something from Tinubu to survive after being a failed lawyer in Abuja, I would be happy for him.”
He added, “We have three former deputy Governors from Hawul, and all of them are my ardent supporters and people I take in high esteem throughout my political sojourn.
“Bwala wants to portray the peace-loving youths as violent people. You can’t instigate Hawul people to go into political violence, because it is not in their character. All I can say is that Bwala is trying to get sympathy from Mr. President.
“Bwala was once a member of the APC, but later ran away shamelessly and joined former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, where he started accusing Tinubu with all sorts of abusive and insulting words on live television. Bwala can only be useful in attacking people, but the 2027 general elections are coming. All I can advise is for Bwala to come to Borno and trace his roots.”
Bwala took to X (Twitter) on Sunday to react to Ndume’s statement describing him as a failed lawyer and politician.
He wrote: “..Dear Distinguished Senator Ndume, President Tinubu as an established politician knows and recognizes value when he sees one and rewards loyalty even if the person fails him at some time. He can easily discern a value-driven politician from a spent politician. If President Tinubu were to be a Christian today, you would have perfectly played the religious card, same thing you do with mastery in Borno State..”
