Peter Obi and Daniel Bwala
The former spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 2023 Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has received knocks from Nigerians following his attack on Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate.
In a post shared on his X page (formerly Twitter), Bwala tackled Peter Obi for condemning borrowing by President Bola Tinubu’s government.
Recall that Obi had raised concerns over the government’s excessive borrowing without a good plan for utilization.
Obi took to his X on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 to share his thoughts about the Nigerian government’s debt burden which he believes will affect the economy negatively.
He wrote; “My appeal to the government of the day is to de-accelerate the borrowing, and let us first re-evaluate what has been achieved with previous borrowings and make better decisions for the good of the nation.
“In the New Nigeria of our dream, our scarce resources will not only be duly accounted for but will be productively and prudently managed in moving our nation from consumption to production,” part of Obi’s post read.
Reacting to Obi’s post, Bwala, a PDP chieftain and Atiku’s presidential spokesperson who recently announced his support for Tinubu called out the former Anambra state governor.
According to him, Obi grew Anambra State’s debt stock by over 1,000 percent from N16 million the state recorded when he assumed office to over N3 billion when he left office.
He wrote, “Mr Peter “Gbajue” Obi @PeterObi is condemning @officialABAT for borrowing but during his time as Governor of Anambra he grew Anambra state debt stock by over 1000% from under N16m that it was before he took office to over N3bn by the time he handed over.”
As a result, several Nigerians took to social media to disagree with his claim, with many raining insults at him for his submission.
@KingLegacy50: It is safe to say, that Peter Obi has kept so many people in employment. Just look at the likes of Bwala and Co, how will they’ve survived without mentioning Peter Obi’s name everyday
@maryam_Jidayi: battle of the anywhere bele face!
@Credo_promotion: Has Bwala ever been a Leader anywhere. Even if it’s class prefect?
@BlessedAjoke: who e be? Who sabi this one wey dey yarn dust
@Franknwa36: So the job these government gave this man is to only focus on peter obi, what a sham
@idahosapeter2: OK assuming it’s true, is that the reason why the yoruba drug lord should use all of us, our future, the future of our children, the future of our unborn children take do collateral to borrow money and loot. Get sense
@EricChimara: Right in our faces during the Anambra guber debates, Obiano categorical stated that Obi left all the money and no debt, apart from few outstanding contracts money, which what he left was more than enough to round them up. But this Bambiyala is posting nonsense online
@WestEzenwa: Even Tinubu won’t take Bwala serious.. so why should humans do?
@RealAlmoner: @BwalaDaniel, be grateful that @PeterObi has kept you gainfully employed.
@Oforma19: You can’t defend Tinubu without sounding stupid
Mr Peter “Gbajue” Obi @PeterObi is condemning @officialABAT for borrowing but during his time as Governor of Anambra he grew Anambra state debt stock by over 1000% from under N16m that it was before he took office to over N3bn by the time he handed over.
Retweet pic.twitter.com/rjDB3pJDl7— D. H Bwala (@BwalaDaniel) April 3, 2024
