{"id":179508,"date":"2025-09-18T20:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-overrated-bwala"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:51:18","slug":"peter-obi-overrated-bwala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-overrated-bwala","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi overrated \u2013 Bwala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, has criticised Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, saying he is not a genuine \u2018labour\u2019 leader.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Clarity Zone Podcast on Wednesday, Bwala argued that Obi\u2019s reputation as a philanthropist was exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Obi is a billionaire, multi-billionaire. There is no record that Peter has floated a foundation, or a school, anything that has to do with public interest and funded so they can meet the needs of the masses. Not a single one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bwala also dismissed reports that Obi had made huge donations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has never given beyond N50m, and even that one, I can tell you the circumstances behind it. He never gave N100m to anybody,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>He further mocked the boreholes reportedly donated by Obi in the North after the elections, describing them as \u201ccaveman days borehole \u2014 where somebody will climb and be bouncing like this before water will come out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond philanthropy, Bwala questioned Obi\u2019s alignment with the Labour Party, saying he had no history of standing with workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Obi is a capitalist by nature. He believes in free market economy. He\u2019s a businessman. There is nothing resembling socialism around Peter Obi. But Peter Obi ran on the platform of Labour Party that is principally a socialist party. Tell me whether you have ever seen Peter Obi in any workers\u2019 strike, protest or student unionism. Even during EndSARS, was he there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He compared Obi\u2019s 2023 campaign to Donald Trump\u2019s populist strategy, saying Obi only took advantage of youth anger. \u201cIn the last election, Obi just saw that the youth were not happy and he rode on that anger. They even said, \u2018we no dey give shishi,\u2019 because once you ride on their anger, they sponsor themselves to fight your cause,\u201d Bwala added.<\/p>\n<p>He also accused Obi of using churches during the campaign and abandoning them afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went to all the churches, met all the Pentecostal bishops. He was everywhere \u2014 Holy Ghost night, Holy Ghost morning, prophetic prayers. But after the election, I didn\u2019t see him again. Like my church, we had Shiloh. I told one of my pastors that Peter Obi no dey go Shiloh again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Obi joined the Labour Party in 2022 after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party and ran a campaign that gained huge support from youths and church groups under the \u201cObidient\u201d movement. The Labour Party presents itself as a pro-worker, social democratic platform.<\/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 Policy Communication, has criticised Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, saying he is not a genuine \u2018labour\u2019 leader. Speaking on The Clarity Zone Podcast on Wednesday, Bwala argued that Obi\u2019s reputation as a philanthropist was exaggerated. \u201cPeter Obi is a billionaire, multi-billionaire. 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