‘I’ve no apologies, Tinubu is my motivation,’ Atiku’s spokesman, Bwala, says after visit to president
Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has commended President Bola Tinubu for acting quickly to suspend Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Betta Edu, who was accused of embezzling funds intended for the underprivileged into personal accounts.
He said this on Wednesday after meeting with President Tinubu in Abuja.
Bwala who described Tinubu as Tinubu as his motivation, said the president’s action was impressive. He also hailed the president directive on Tuesday, slashing the number of staff entourage travelling with the president on both international and local trips.
President Tinubu had suspended Edu following a series of allegations of misconduct against her.
In the same vein, the President also ordered a 60 per cent reduction in the cost and size of staff ministers’ travel entourages for both domestic and international trips as well as those of the Vice President, the Office of the President, and the First Ladies’ staff.
Speaking on a possible move to the ruling All Progressive party APC, Bwala stated that his visit to the president is not all about political party affairs but said that he remains committed to Tinubu and his administration.
He further said he has no apologies to anyone for visiting the president
Bwaka6said, “Some of his Ministers who were allegedly reported to have committed infractions, instead of protecting them, he asked that the law should have its own course and suspended somebody without wasting time.
“That to me is impressive because it’s about the people. Secondly, there has been this outcry that the government is bloated and the rest, yesterday he introduced a policy that reduced the cost of governance and today he told me it is just the beginning.
“There are many more decisions of the government that will reduce the cost of governance.
“What have we been talking about as citizens, if you don’t have personal grudge against someone, if it is a policy issue. When policies are going correctly…and what I’m saying apart from today that I’m talking here, you all need to visit my Twitter page.
“In the last few days, I have been expressing my surprise and appreciation to the President for the decisions he is taking. So this is not about political party. And you need to know that like I said, I was with him before I left. And I was doggedly committed to him. I told him today, I am committing to play my part to support your administration, and I have no apologies to anybody.
“APC is a party. President Bola Tinubu is my motivation, if supporting him will take me to APC so be it.”
