“Bye Bye PDP”: Atiku’s Key Ally Meets Tinubu At Aso Villa, Photo, Video Emerge

• A presidential campaign spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 elections, Barrister Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, January 10, met with President Bola Tinubu
• Bwala, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), met with President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja
• Writing on his verified X (formerly Twitter) page, Bwala said he visited the Villa to thank President Tinubu for his leadership

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Aso Villa, Abuja - Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the defunct presidential campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar, has met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja.

Bwala said he was at the Villa "to show appreciation and support for the bold decisions he (Tinubu) is taking to deal with the crisis confronting our dear country".

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PDP's Bwala Daniel meets Tinubu

Legit.ng reports that Bwala is a former supporter of Tinubu and a one-time member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), before moving to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the electioneering for the 2023 election.

The PDP chieftain shared a picture of him in a handshake with the president. He also posted a 13-second clip of his visit to the nation's No.1 citizen.

His visit on Wednesday, January 10, to the president has elicited various reactions on social media, with some internet users confused as to where his (Bwala's) allegiance lies.

Legit.ng captures some reactions on X (formerly Twitter) below:

@abdullahayofel wrote:

"Daniel Bwala you couldn’t stay hungry just for a year. Lmao."

@RealQueenBee_ said:

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"Political Jobbers are everywhere in Nigeria."

@emmanuel_yours commented:

"Bye bye PDP. Nobody wants any "better nation", everyone just wants something for themselves."

Atiku not giving up on the presidency

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Bwala said the Atiku will still contest for the presidential seat in 2027.

Asked by Channels Television if he sees the former vice president running again for president, PDP's Daniel replied in the affirmative.

Let’s work together for Nigeria – Tinubu tells Atiku

Legit.ng also reported that President Tinubu reiterated his appeal for a united effort to make Nigeria the country that its citizens earnestly desire.

The president urged Atiku and his other political rivals to join forces with him to build the nation that the people are clamouring for.

How PDP can defeat APC: Analyst

Meanwhile, a political analyst, Akinleye Oluwasegun, has said "the best way" Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP, can defeat the APC in the 2027 presidential election "is through a merger".

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Akinleye noted that Atiku has already called for the adoption of the merger strategy.

Source: Legit.ng