Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala has accused news anchor Rufai Oseni of lies and blackmail.
Bwala stated this while reacting to a segment on Arise News’ The Morning Show, where Oseni, during the ‘What’s Trending’ segment, referenced Bwala’s December 2023 comment that “even if you give APC 30 years, nothing will work”.
At the time, Bwala was serving as Atiku Abubakar’s spokesperson.
Oseni, during the TV show, lamented about the rising insecurity in the country and the poor attitude of the All Progressives Congress in tackling the menace.
Speaking via a post shared on his 𝕏 handle on Tuesday, Bwala accused Oseni of misrepresenting his statements and accused the journalist of lacking neutrality.
The presidential spokesman described the Arise TV anchor in strongly critical terms, claiming he was pushing a partisan narrative.
Bwala said: “This liar and Peter Obi propagandist is here again spewing lies and quoting what I never said surreptitiously to push his fake news agenda of blackmail and hate vitriol.
“The adult toddler has lost the moral ground to speak as a neutral when everyone knows he is a Peter Obi unofficial spokesman masquerading as a journalist.
“He doesn’t know that to masquerade as a journalist when you are never one is like a mechanic performing medical surgery. Animal husbandry. If I borrow the words of Mr Olayinka I would say “you should be doing documentary on animals” and not fake news journalism. Pathetic.”