The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has issued a disclaimer in response to what it described as fallacious claims by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, that their principal sought to recruit him into his 2023 presidential election campaign team.
Bwala had while defending his widely criticised performance as a guest in Al Jazeera’s Head to Head programme, told On-Air Personality Daddy Freeze that Peter Obi sought to engage him in political consultations.
According to Bwala, the overture was made during a meeting at the Hilton Hotel in London, where former President Olusegun Obasanjo was present alongside Obi’s running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, and other political stakeholders.
Obi media office, in a statement issued on Friday, said it ought not to dignify Bwala’s baseless accusations with a reply, but considered it necessary to address the matter for the benefit of the public, who may again be misled about Obi’s political antecedents.
“Peter Obi has made it clear that he excludes individuals like Bwala from his political activities and any form of transactional politics that sustain people like him in political circles. The Peter Obi that Nigerians know and appreciate will never engage in such practices.
“Obi would rather allocate resources to provide desks for children in Bwala’s village than pay him to concoct falsehoods for public consumption.”
It said Obi’s approach is rooted in the pursuit of good governance and the creation of a better society for all, stating that he does not pay people to promote a cause; instead, he invites them to join him in believing in a shared vision.
His “engagement” focuses on persuasion, emphasising the urgent need for a collective effort to rescue the nation. He welcomes those who choose to join him voluntarily, driven by the same deep-seated convictions.
Meanwhile, POMR went on to urge politicians involved in transactional politics to reconsider their actions for the sake of the society they are harming and for the future of Nigerian children, which it said is currently at risk.
“For the umpteenth time, we call on Bwala and others like him to count Peter Obi out of their greed, repent, and join us in the quest for a new Nigeria that is indeed possible.”
