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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has distanced himself from Daniel Bwala, who served as his campaign spokesperson for the 2023 presidential election.
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Atiku stated that Bwala’s role was “terminated” after the election and that he is not considered as his “aide”.
“Bwala offered his services and support to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation as a spokesperson – and it was a position he held during the last presidential campaign,” said a statement from the former VP.
“Subsequently, and after the election, the need for a campaign spokesperson has terminated, and Bwala has moved on with his career.”
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Bwala has been engaging President Bola Tinubu in recent times, including having a meeting at the Presidential Villa last month.
Tinubu defeated Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party – his main challengers in the 2023 presidential election.
Five months after Tinubu’s swearing-in as president, Bwala, who was Atiku’s spokesman during the election, expressed “appreciation to the president for the decisions he is taking.”
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He said his praise for Tinubu “is not about political parties.”.
“And you need to know that like I said, I was with him before I left,” Bwala told journalists after a meeting with Tinubu.
Atiku has urged the media and the public to stop addressing Bwala as his ex-aide because his role was automatically terminated after the election.
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