{"id":179431,"date":"2025-09-18T12:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/seyi-can-challenge-his-father-tinubu-for-president-bwala"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:57:24","slug":"seyi-can-challenge-his-father-tinubu-for-president-bwala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/seyi-can-challenge-his-father-tinubu-for-president-bwala","title":{"rendered":"Seyi can challenge his father, Tinubu for president \u2013 Bwala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has suggested that Seyi Tinubu can challenge his father, the president, in the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p>This is even as Bwala stressed that Seyi is qualified to contest for any political office in Nigeria, including the governorship of Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that the president\u2019s son has built a reputation for himself as a bridge-builder among the youth.<\/p>\n<p>The presidential spokesman made the assertion in an interview on The Clarity Zone podcast posted on YouTube on Wednesday, while dismissing claims that Seyi\u2019s political involvement is linked only to his father\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Seyi Tinubu\u2019s father is the president, what stops him from running for Lagos State governor? Seyi Tinubu can even challenge his father in the next election,\u201d Bwala said.<\/p>\n<p>Bwala opined that Nigerians should judge Seyi based on personal experience away from inherited perceptions, describing the president\u2019s son as humble and unassuming despite his privileged background.<\/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. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has suggested that Seyi Tinubu can challenge his father, the president, in the 2027 general election. This is even as Bwala stressed that Seyi is qualified to contest for any political office in Nigeria, including the governorship of Lagos State. 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