President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has launched a blistering attack on former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, branding him the “Commander-in-Chief of misinformation, disinformation, and falsehood.”
Naijaonpoint reports that Bwala’s outburst followed Obi’s claim that President Tinubu had borrowed more within a short period than former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari combined.
In a post on his official 𝕏 handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Bwala wrote, “Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the commander-in-chief of misinformation, disinformation and falsehood; Peter ‘Gbajue’ Obi.”
“Gbajue,” a Yoruba slang meaning “to deceive or disgrace,” was used by Bwala to lampoon Obi and his supporters.
According to Bwala, Obi and his movement have allegedly taken their misinformation crusade to artificial intelligence platforms, including the AI chatbot ‘Grok.’
“They have found a new hero called ‘Grok’ but sadly, each time they asked Grok for comments about me, they got what they never wanted to hear,” he wrote.
Bwala maintained that the Tinubu administration is committed to addressing policy matters and would not be distracted by what he described as Obi’s “obsession.”
He further stated, “We are focused on substantive issues raised by Gbajue and are on high alert to take down falsehood and disinformation.
“They said we are having sleepless nights yet we are only reacting to Gbajue’s obsession about our president and our government.”
Taking a further jab, Bwala claimed that Obi had lost political relevance and was now playing “second fiddle.”
He said, “In fact, why wasting our time with someone that has been downgraded and relegated to a second fiddle and is now left to struggle for that position with Rotimi Amaechi?”