Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described former presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso’s criticism as a political stunt.
Recall that Kwankwaso, during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment in Kano, accused Tinubu’s government of favouring the South at the expense of the North, an allegation the Presidency swiftly countered.
Reacting to Kwankwaso’s statement, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, dismissed the accusations, asserting that the North has benefited significantly under the current government.
“The claim that northern Nigeria has been left behind is incorrect. The Tinubu administration has initiated and continued several landmark projects in the North, covering roads, agriculture, healthcare, and energy,” he said in a post on X.
Speaking to Punch, Bwala claimed that Kwankwaso’s outburst was a political stunt aimed at re-entering negotiations with the President.
He said, “It is only in politics that somebody can trafficate left and turn right. What Kwankwaso is saying is just politics. Sometimes, politicians do one or two things to increase market value and to force a negotiation.
“But I can guarantee you that Kwankwaso can’t achieve his aspiration without joining the APC and aligning with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
“I know that Kwankwaso is going to align with President Bola Tinubu. He may not necessarily join the APC, but that is his only strategy to align with his aspiration.”
Bwala added that Kwankwaso’s exclusion from recent coalition talks and the media spotlight was deliberate, suggesting the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader’s antics were aimed at staying relevant.