Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has mocked Arise Television anchor Rufai Oseni, accusing him of being an unofficial spokesman for Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.
In a post on X on Monday, Bwala alleged that Oseni’s recent interrogation of Obi on policy issues, particularly electricity generation, was an attempt to conceal his support for the former Anambra State governor.
DAILY POST reported that Obi pledged to increase Nigeria’s electricity generation and distribution capacity to at least 10,000 megawatts (MW) within four years if elected President in 2027.
Obi made the promise on Saturday after emerging as the NDC’s presidential candidate at the party’s national convention in Abuja.
However, the presidential aide challenged the broadcaster to openly declare his political affiliation by taking a leave of absence or sabbatical from Arise Television and join Obi’s political campaign.
Bwala said Oseni should be courageous enough to test Obi’s political capacity directly rather than remaining in the media while allegedly supporting the politician.
“That anchor thinks he is deceiving us by saying he challenges @PeterObi on his plans to generate power as if he is not the unofficial spokesman of Peter Obi. Be courageous and bold and be a man by taking a leave of absence and or sabbatical from Arise News and join Peter Obi’s campaign and test his capacity,” Bwala told Oseni.
