Daniel Bwala, a former spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar campaign organisation in the 2023 presidential election, has announced his departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is expected to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today on Thursday, July 11, Bwala confirmed his exit from the PDP.
"I am not a member of the PDP. Yes, I have left the PDP," he said on the TV programme.
Bwala speaks on joining APC
When asked about his potential membership in the APC, Bwala replied, "I am very close" to joining the party.
Bwala left the APC for the PDP in the buildup to the 2023 elections in protest against the ruling party's Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
Though he previously served as a spokesman for the Atiku campaign organisation, he has been a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu's policies since the election.
Daniel Bwala: “I am not a member of the PDP. Yes, I have left the PDP”.#PoliticsToday: But you are not in the APC...
— Channels Television (@channelstv) July 12, 2024
Bwala: “I am very close.” pic.twitter.com/x1499R1X1Y
Nigerians react to Bwala's statement
Shina Balogun, @GovShina, said on X:
"I have been a Committed Member of the PDP for 22 years and counting (2002). Also, I have been a Loyal Supporter of the Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar since 2017. Without Mincing words, I think his Excellency @atiku got this Daniel Bwala’s call wrong. He Should NOT Have Hired him. He is a WOLF in Sheep’s Skin."
HODDÉ, @ApexHodde, said: "When APC loses, he will run back to the PDP. That man is certainly nowhere. He moves with the wind!"
Omo Iya Teacher, @ajaGunSEgun_, said: "This Daniel Bwala is solely supporting the Tinubu presidency in exchange for political appointments, not much else."
