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The Digest:

President Bola Tinubu's adviser, Daniel Bwala, has defended the President's past demand for Goodluck Jonathan to resign after the 2014 Chibok abduction, framing it as a legitimate critique of a government "in denial."

Key Points:
  • Adviser Daniel Bwala stated Tinubu's past call for President Jonathan to resign after Chibok was "legitimate."
  • He argued the Jonathan administration was "in denial" and "didn't have an idea of the solution."
  • Bwala contrasted this with the current situation, claiming terrorists now "attack and flee" rather than hold territory.
  • He reiterated the Tinubu administration's "zero tolerance" policy against negotiating with or paying ransoms to terrorists.
  • The defense comes as insecurity and school kidnappings have surged under the present administration.
  • Bwala acknowledged that past governments sometimes considered negotiation to save lives but said such payments now fund terrorism.
  • His comments have sparked public criticism and calls for Tinubu to be held to his own past standard.
Bwala's defense attempts to navigate a political storm of its own making, seeking to legitimize past outrage while insulating present power from the same fierce standard, revealing how the tides of criticism shift when one moves from the opposition's shore to the seat of authority.


Sources: Channels TV, Tribune