November 19th, 2024
Senator Ali Ndume has been been hit back by Daniel Bwala, the newly appointed Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication on Monday, for asking him to apologise for his previous attacks on the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Upon the appointment of Bwala by the President on Thursday, Ndume, in a statement, urged him to seek forgiveness from Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2023.
Reacting to this on Monday while briefing the State House Correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, his first appearance since his appointment last Thursday, Bwala dismissed Ndume’s advice, saying he enjoys a ‘fantastic’ relationship with the Vice President.
“Ordinarily, I would not have responded to his issue because when I was referred to what he said, I immediately contacted the Vice President. We both cracked jokes about that. I have a very fantastic relationship with the Vice President, which even started before the judgment of the court was delivered regarding the matter.
“The relationship became stronger in the build-up to the emergence of the leadership of the National Assembly. Since then, we’ve been having a very good relationship.
“But I know that the senator in question is having some troubled times; all I can say is that we need to pray for him, for God to guide and help him. But we are focused on the work of the President. It’s not about Bwala. It’s about the president,” he said.