Daniel Bwala, the spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed the former Vice President’s reaction to his meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Bwala, in a reaction to the criticism that trailed his meeting with Tinubu, also said he informed Atiku of his visit to the president.

The Star had reported that Bwala, a member of the PDP and a critic of Tinubu, met with the president at the State House on January 10, 2024, and pledged his support for the former governor of Lagos State.

His meeting with the number one citizen elicited reactions from Nigerians.

However, Bwala, while speaking on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics, on Sunday night, said: “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 stressed that his decision to now support President Tinubu does not mean he betrayed Atiku.

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“It’s absolute nonsense for somebody to say because I said I will support President Bola Tinubu therefore I betrayed Atiku,” Bwala added.

It would be recalled that Bwala, during his visit to Tinubu, disclosed to State House correspondents that he came on the invitation of the president.

Asked whether his support for the president will see him leave the PDP and return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bwala said he visited Tinubu as a private citizen, adding that “God knows tomorrow”.

He said: “Well I am here as a private citizen and who must be bound by the conviction we have towards our country and the need for us to push the country to a better place that we all desire. So, I am not here in the capacity of PDP. First of all, I am not even a leader in the PDP, I am a private citizen.

“But you must also admit that I have had my history with the president when I was in APC, before the primaries I was practically his key spokesman at the time and I supported his course because I believe in him.

“I am also here to say that I am supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of achieving the objectives of the problems in the country.

“I don’t think at this time of hunger and problems in the country somebody should be here talking about party and as per defection God knows tomorrow.”

The Star