The Presidency has dismissed as false and implausible the claim by former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, that he was offered three ministerial appointments to pull out of plans to align the party with the opposition coalition.

Responding on Wednesday via his verified X handle, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, described Nwosu’s allegation as a fabrication bereft of credibility.

“From his words as reported, you know that he lied,” Bwala stated, referring to Nwosu’s assertion that top officials in the Tinubu administration had offered him ministerial slots in exchange for abandoning the ADC’s coalition efforts.

Bwala outlined three points to rebut the claim.

He stressed that no government official, regardless of rank, has the authority to allocate ministerial positions except the President himself

“If such an offer were ever made, it would have come directly from Mr President,” he said.

He questioned why Nwosu failed to identify the supposed officials who made the offer.

“The same courage he mustered to allege he was promised slots could have been used to name names and positions,” Bwala argued.

Mocking the opposition’s attempt to form a coalition, he added: “They are painfully graduating to an association of jesters, or Association of Disorganised Characters.”