Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Barrister Daniel Bwala, has advised Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the fact that Nigerian presidency might not be part of his destiny.
While speaking during an interview on TVC on Monday, Bwala urged Atiku to face the reality of his repeated unsuccessful attempts to clinch the presidency and consider supporting President Tinubu in building the nation.
He stressed the need for unity and national development over personal political ambition, especially as Nigeria faces critical challenges requiring collective action.
“If I have the opportunity to meet him face to face, what I will tell him is just this: ‘Your Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, you have to believe in destiny,’” Bwala said.
“God gives power to whomsoever He chooses. And it seems from the facts on the ground that it may not have been the will of God for you to govern Nigeria.”
Speaking further, Bwala advised the former Vice President to align himself with Tinubu’s administration to leave a lasting legacy, “even if it is realised through another person”.
“There are many other ways you can contribute. Since you have been a friend to President Bola Tinubu for many years, come together and bring your contribution towards the Nigeria that both of you wanted to create for the Nigerian people,” he said.
“Your legacy will be that in your political dying days, you will be able to achieve some of your dreams, albeit through your friend.
“But if he insists that he wants to run and he wants to become the president, as we have already seen it playing out, his political ending might not be as palatable as he’s thinking.
“Right now, from his political family, he has lost substantial people, probably 60 to 70 percent.”
Bwala added that younger politicians who once followed Abubakar are now determined to seek power in their own right and have shown no signs of retreating.
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