Bwala noted that many families have benefited from the NELFUND programme, while Nigerians without accessible roads now have them.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Daniel Bwala, a media aide to President Bola Tinubu, has boldly asserted that opposition leaders—such as African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi; and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi—have made progress in their private ventures under the incumbent president’s administration.
He made the claim on Wednesday night while appearing as a guest on the Channels Television programme, Politics Today.
Bwala, who is the Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications to the President, argued that a commercial bank in which Obi chairs the Board of Trustees has recorded prosperity under Tinubu’s administration.
He also faulted those criticising Tinubu’s recent statement that prosperity in Nigeria would commence on 1 October.
According to him, Nigerians have been enjoying prosperity even before 1 October, noting that many families have benefited from the NELFUND programme and Nigerians without accessible roads now have them.
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Speaking during the interview, Bwala said: “Anybody who sat, watched the president’s speech, and left the room would think that, within the context of what the president was saying, he meant that it was from October 1 that people would start to see prosperity.
“I would classify that kind of person as a member of the ADC or NDC that has divided their brain into four; three parts are locked, and the one that is functioning is the one that wants to project their point.
“Otherwise, one million families whose children have benefited from the NELFUND programme—what they are benefiting from is called prosperity.
“Otherwise, they could not afford the funds to go to school. You can relate that with any part of the economy.
“If you go to an environment or a place where there has been no road and we have established infrastructure there, what has come to them is prosperity, and it didn’t start on October 1.
“Go to the bank that Peter Obi chairs and look at the profit they posted last year; that’s prosperity.
“If you look at Rotimi and Atiku, if they have private enterprises and they can be truthful before God, let them tell you that they have not made progress and profit in the last two years.”
