Daniel Bwala, a leader in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), criticised President Bola Tinubu’s choices and called them “nepotism pro max.”
In anticipation of their confirmation by the Senate, Tinubu had nominated two more people on Sunday to serve as ministers in his cabinet.
However, Bwala, who served as the campaign spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, claimed that Tinubu has not been fair in his appointments thus far.
On Sunday Politics on Channels Television, he declared, “President Bola Tinubu’s appointment is nepotistic and has now earned the status of nepotism pro max 15.”
He asserted that if Tinubu’s administration succeeded, he would be among the first to applaud him.
“Let me be clear: I have nothing against him. If President Tinubu wins a debate, I will be the first person to announce so, whether in the PDP or the APC, Bwala insisted.
However, he added: “We earn the right to point out things that the President and his administration are doing that are not bringing Nigeria together and that are not advancing us.”
Bwala Daniel continued, “I have earned the right to speak truth to power because I have the utmost regard for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “I voted for him in the primary when I was in the APC, and more than that, I sent my congratulations to him after he was sworn in with the PDP, which caused a lot of backlash to me.”
Critique that is “objective”
Aliyu Audu, a representative of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who appeared on the programme as well, praised Bwala but urged constructive criticism of the administration.
“I mean, I’d be the first to actually admit that I’m in to give credit for when good is done we should equally be appreciative of concern to me, I mean, and I think I was clear enough when I said it looks like there would be more appointment from one side but like I said it would be too early to dub it in an autistic approach to governance,”
He continued, “Mr. Bwala is a brother, a friend, and someone I much respect, and as he said, he has earned the right to criticise any administration, let alone the one he has somehow assisted into power.
“We should praise and criticise our own, but we should also know when to stop. We should always have an objective. We shouldn’t criticise just for the sake of criticising, and we shouldn’t criticise to alienate Nigerians.”
