The 2023 spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala has said that he President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has said that he would accept any appointment if President Bola Tinubu offered him.
ASHENEWS recalls that last week, there was backlash on Bwala’s comments in favour of Tinubu, considering his previous role as the spokesperson of Atiku’s campaign.
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He castigated Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim ticket and left the party after Tinubu named Kashim Shettima as his running mate, to join the campaign of the PDP and showed his support for Atiku.
But speaking with newsmen on Sunday, he said he would accept any appointment if it would contribute to Tinubu’s development agenda.
“If the President makes an offer of a position that I see that will contribute to the development of his agenda because I say I will support his agenda, I will more than anything else appreciate it.
“But it is not the appointment that I am looking for to support him. Eight years, I supported Buhari, I was a public official. You have to separate between those who do not have value and are cringing and crying for an appointment and those who believe the value and what they will contribute has nothing to do with whether you’re appointed or you’re not appointed,” he stated.
Bwala compared his role as the PDP presidential candidate’s spokesperson during the previous campaign to that of a salesman, while describing his responsibility as promoting their product and highlighting its strengths and also downplaying the competition.
“As a spokesman, that was my duty. I exhibited what I believe to be the quality to the best of my knowledge,” Bwala said.
He noted in the interview that meeting Tinubu at the Presidential Villa was known to Atiku
“I informed Atiku Abubakar I was going to see the President. After I had seen the President, I informed him (Atiku) that I had just seen the President and he replied me that, ‘Thanks Daniel for notifying me’,” he said.
