By John Ogunsemore
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala said Borno South senator, Ali Ndume is on his way out of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, only Ndume’s body is in the ruling APC, while his spirit and soul have joined the coalition formed by the opposition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
He said this on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme.
Ndume has been a strong critic of some of the Tinubu administration’s policies, especially the controversial Tax Reform Bills, over which he threatened to quit the APC.
He also recently pointed out the president’s alleged lopsided appointments.
Ndume’s criticism of the administration often pitched him against the president’s handlers, including Bwala.
The Borno South senator recently labelled presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, as a “senior domestic servant” and Bwala as a “maga dog”.
On Sunday, Bwala said, “Let me tell you today — and I want everybody to hear this, especially the chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje: Senator Ali Ndume’s spirit and soul are with the coalition; it’s only his body that’s still in the APC. He is already on his way out.
“He did the same thing during his time with Senator, Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, when he felt he wasn’t being supported.
“That’s how he moved to the PDP. But before he made that move, he kept meeting with them. All the while, he was there as a snitch.
“He was giving intelligence and information to the other side. Now, the reason I say the national chairman has to be very careful and observant is because he’s dog-whistling for these people. It would be better to handle it the way El-Rufai did.
“El-Rufai just said, ‘I’m leaving.’ You give more honour and credit to el-Rufai because he didn’t stay behind to be a snitch. He left.
“But this one — he claims loyalty. Yet, from a strategic point of view, he thinks, “If I stay and keep shooting from within, people will say, Ah, this one is even a member of the party.”