Daniel Bwala, special adviser to the president on policy communication, says Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, should accept that destiny may not favour his presidential ambition.
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should accept that presidency may not be his destiny.
Bwala spoke on Monday during an interview on TVC, where he addressed issues surrounding political succession and the future of opposition politics in the country.“If I have the opportunity to meet him face to face, what I will tell him is just this: ‘Your Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, you have to believe in destiny,’” Bwala said.“God gives power to whomsoever He chooses. And it seems from the facts on the ground that it may not have been the will of God for you to govern Nigeria.
He advised the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to align himself with Tinubu’s administration to leave a lasting legacy, “even if it is realised through another person”. “There are many other ways you can contribute. Since you have been a friend to President Bola Tinubu for many years, come together and bring your contribution towards the Nigeria that both of you wanted to create for the Nigerian people,” he said.“Your legacy will be that in your political dying days, you will be able to achieve some of your dreams, albeit through your friend.
“But if he insists that he wants to run and he wants to become the president, as we have already seen it playing out, his political ending might not be as palatable as he’s thinking.Bwala added that younger politicians who once followed Abubakar are now determined to seek power in their own right and have shown no signs of retreating.The presidential aide’s remarks come amid a gale of defections from opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress .
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