Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku-Okowa 2023 presidential campaign, has labeled Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as the “Twitter president.”
This statement has triggered discussions regarding Obi’s social media presence and its impact on his political image.
Bwala accused Obi of grandstanding and expressed his view that Obi enjoys both approving and disapproving of actions.
The criticism arose in response to Obi’s reaction to the withdrawal of Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket 2025 Qualifiers due to a lack of funds.
Obi had posted on X: “I read, with dismay, the reports of the withdrawal of Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket 2025 Qualifiers due to a lack of funds.”
However, Bwala, in a post, reminded Obi of a past statement where he said, “We must stop this unproductive habit of throwing scarce and borrowed money at immediate problems…..”
Bwala criticized the former Anambra State governor for what he perceived as grandstanding.
Posting on X, Bwala wrote: “You just like to approbate and reprobate Pitobi. Didn’t you say the below? Nothing Dey sweet you like grandstanding. Twitter President.”
