‘Bwala Is Mad Dog, Be Careful’ – Senator Ndume Warns Tinubu

Borno South Senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has advised President Bola Tinubu to be careful with Daniel Bwala.

Ali Ndume, who was removed as Chief Whip by the Senate at the request of All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership for criticizing Tinubu’s economic policies, said the former aide to Atiku Abubakar, is a “mad dog“.

Daniel Bwala, a former critic of President Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general while he was in Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign team, slammed Ali Ndume for his comments against Tinubu’s policies and economic team.

Bwala, on his X handle, also accused Senator Ndume of arranging his supporters in Hawul, Borno State to molest him.

In his reaction, the former Chief Whip said Bwala was a failed lawyer looking to survive from President Tinubu’s sympathy. He added that Bwala lacked political relevance to attract his response. He argued that Bwala’s defense of Tinubu was not based on patriotism, but to get the President to give him a job.

Ndume said: “Ordinarily, I do not want to join the issue or wouldn’t have replied Mr Bwala who claimed to be from Hawul local government area which is part of my constituency.

“I can describe Daniel Bwala as a failed Lawyer and empty drum making noise in Abuja. As I said, I did not want to respond, but because Bwala talked about threats or I am mobilizing Youths to attack him, which has security implications and is very sensitive. I believe Bwala’s strategy is how to get the attention and sympathy of Mr President to give him Police cover and maybe a job.”

He further explained he took the allegation to have come from a former local government chairman and Hawul, Inuwa Bwala, which made him respond.

According to Politics Nigeria, Ndume continued, “We have credible people in the Hawul local government area, and they know who Daniel Bwala is, in fact when I saw his message on X handle, I thought it was Inuwa Bwala who was the former Caretaker Chairman of Hawul and a renowned journalist. I quickly drew his attention to it, which he said, he was not the one.

“Later, I was made to understand that it is Daniel Bwala who has no political relevance as far as Southern Borno is concerned. I replied to his post and said, if accusing and abusing me on Twitter or pages of Newspapers would fetch him something from Tinubu to survive after being a failed lawyer in Abuja, I would be happy for him.

“We have three former Deputy Governors from Hawul, and all of them are my ardent supporters and people I took in high esteem throughout my political surgeon. Bwala wants to portray the peace-loving youths as violent people. You can’t instigate Hawul people to go into political violence, because is not in their character. All I can say is that Bwala is trying to get sympathy from Mr. President.

“The only advice I can give President Tinubu is that, politically Daniel Bwala is just a Mad Dog who barks and bites even the owner, and so, Tinubu should be careful with the likes of Bwala as a Mad Dog.

“Bwala was once a member of the APC, but later ran away shamelessly and joined former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, where he started accusing Tinubu with all sorts of abusive and insulting words on Live Televisions. Bwala can only be useful in attacking people, but the 2027 general elections are coming, all I can advise is for Bwala to come to Borno and trace his roots.”