Atiku disowns Daniel Bwala, says he was never my aide

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has declared that an Abuja based lawyer, Barrister Daniel Bwala, who recently defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, is not his aide.
Rather, Atiku pointed out that Bwala is a former spokesperson of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation and not a his aide.
The former Vice President gave the explanation in a statement yesterday from his Media office in Abuja.
Bwala, according to the statement, offered his services and support to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization as a spokesperson, stressing that it was the position he held during the last presidential campaign.
The statement from Atiku Media office reads, “Bwala is a former spokesperson of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation and not a former aide to the former Vice President
“It is important that the media and the general public take corrective note of defining Mr. Daniel Bwala as an aide to His Excellency Atiku Abubakar.
“Bwala offered his services and support to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization as a spokesperson – and it was a position he held during the last presidential campaign.
“Subsequently, and after the election, the need for a campaign spokesperson has terminated, and Bwala has moved on with his career.
“This, therefore, serves as notice to the media and the interested public to desist from defining Bwala as an ex-aide of Atiku Abubakar.
“We duly urge the public to henceforth recognize, introduce, and define Daniel Bwala by his current vocation and alliance”, the statement said.