{"id":156436,"date":"2025-03-25T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-is-a-failed-politician-bwala"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:13:45","slug":"peter-obi-is-a-failed-politician-bwala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-is-a-failed-politician-bwala","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi is a failed politician \u2013 Bwala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, as a failed politician.<\/p>\n<p>Bwala claimed that Obi does not even know the meaning of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes after the former governor claimed that democracy in Nigeria had collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, Obi stated that the progress made since Nigeria\u2019s return to civilian rule in 1999 had been eroded.<\/p>\n<p>However, responding to Obi\u2019s remarks, Bwala, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, said that Obi doesn\u2019t have a history of democratic activism from his school days to the present.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt is funny how failed politicians are trying to redefine democracy. @PeterObi said democracy has collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes he even know the meaning of democracy?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people were fighting for democracy, Gregory was buying and selling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have a history of any democratic activism from his school days to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis expertise lies in instigating hate speech and vitriol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalk is cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, as a failed politician. Bwala claimed that Obi does not even know the meaning of democracy. 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