Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has come under scrutiny from his followers on X following his criticism of the Arise TV Morning Show crew.
Bwala had in a post on his X handle, alleged that the show’s anchors have a biased stance towards candidates ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.
He claimed that the journalists have strong opinions about all the presidential candidates except the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, flagbearer, Peter Obi.
According to Bwala, the anchors usually to tone down their criticism when discussing the former Anambra State governor, alleging that their approach was similar to “surrogates advising their principal”.
He further claimed that since Obi began contesting for the presidency, the programme had not featured any trending reports considered adverse to the NDC candidate.
Bwala wrote: “Is anyone watching Arise News @ARISEtv morning show gossip trending?
“They have a strong opinion on all the candidates, but when it comes to @PeterObi, what they have is advice; even the tone of their voices when talking about Peter Obi is like surrogates advising their principal.
“I dare to say that they never had any so-called stories trending adverse to Peter Obi since Obi has been on the ballot.”
However, his claim didn’t go down well with some of his followers, who stormed the comment section to caution him against making such claims against the TV station and its anchors.
Here are some of the comments.
@pearlywhitegem: “You are only appointed to track and talk about Peter Obi and nothing more. If Peter Obi drops today from the race your job will be terminated instantly.”
@ChukaOkrie: “I dare you to ask your principal to ask for a debate. You shameless old mugu, your principal is running and hiding like a chased rat, instead of defending his mandate he has you gullible charlatans to do dat and yet you failed woefully.”
@chux14319: “This is so petty. At your age and position in this government, you should be circumspect in what you post. Your opinion rubs your principal negatively instead of positive vibes. What a shame.”
@Donlnemesit: “Mr Bwala you are disappointed that Mr Peter Obi is on the ballot. That’s all your frustration. No matter your gimmicks and campaign of calumny Nigeria will be OK by next year.”
@Okechukwu_leo: “Obi presented himself for public scrutiny, Tinubu is using tax payers’ money to stop international court from releasing his 399 drug theory.”
Peter Obi: Daniel Bwala under fire for attacking Arise TV crew