No amount of propaganda can rescue a failed Tinubu regime—neither “city boys” nor “village people” can mask the reality Nigerians face.
#TinubuMustGoNow#RevolutionNow
PRESS STATEMENT
In the last 24 hours, social media has exploded over my interview with Mehdi Hassan, albeit with varied opinions. Let me set the record straight.
When I signed on to the privileged job granted to me by Mr. President, I was well aware of its implications. Selling ice cream, looking fine, and seeking the praises of men were never part of it. Some of the fiercest critics of my interview can not even stand local TV anchors. But the task of promoting and defending the President and his administration is what I do with ease and joy. I am prepared to appear before any interviewer, anywhere in the world, any day and at any time, to defend this government and its policies.
I have never, and will never, subscribe to ducking or dodging interviews on matters that concern promoting and defending the administration I was appointed to serve. It is the least of what is required of me.
Head to Head contacted me requesting an interview, stating that they wanted to challenge our government on security, the economy, and corruption. Nowhere in our almost six months of communication did they mention that they were going to challenge my past. If that had been their plan, ethically and professionally, they were supposed to inform me so I could prepare my response. But that’s okay, ethically, that is on them, not on me.
I refused to swallow the pill of Mehdi’s “opposition research-style journalism,” and even today, if you carefully compare what he read as quotes from organisations and groups, you will see that many were inaccurate and some were outright fake news. But I will leave that for another day.
As for what I said about President Tinubu in the past, I am glad those were things I said when I was in the opposition saddle with such zeal. It is all politics. Half of Donald Trump’s cabinet is made up of people who once spoke against him, and quite a number of people in our own cabinet also spoke against President Tinubu in the past. Those things do not bother him if you care to know.
The majority of the naysayers are members of the opposition and their sympathisers. It does not bother me one bit. Their temporary excitement over the interview has not lasted and will not last, because it does not take away their obvious problem of lack of vision, mission in conducting and managing a political party; yet they seek to manage Nigeria. Clearly they have no path to victory and no alternative policies or program for the Nigerian people. And if they say they do, they can as well go to head to head and be interrogated on that; as the saying in Hausa goes “Ga fili Ga doki”
I conclude by thanking the many Nigerians and non-Nigerians who sent in their commendations over my brave defence of our government in an interview where the anchor would hardly let you answer a question unless it suited his narrative.
I still have admiration and respect for Mehdi Hassan as arguably the best debater on the planet. I look forward to part two of the Head to Head interview, and I am glad that by then questions about my past will no longer be news so that we can focus on our administration’s policies, programs and what we have achieved so far.
Stay tuned.
– D.H Bwala
Special Adviser to President on Media and Policy Communication
(State House)
Saturday March 7, 2026
@mcashwide1 *Happy Birthday to a man of steel, a consistent voice for the voiceless, and a leader who has never traded his conscience for comfort, Omoyele Sowore.*
*Today, we celebrate not just a politician, but a phenomenal mentor and a true General of the people’s struggle.
A leader like no other — my leader and mentor.
At 55, you have done great and unfortunate things. You brought hope to ordinary Nigerians; you made people like me believe in the possibility of a better Nigeria because you speak my mind at the national level.
Words cannot explain how proud and grateful I am to have you in my lifetime. You are a man worth emulating — a man of honour, the beacon of hope for ordinary Nigerians who are at the mercy of bad governance. You bring hope to us all, and I celebrate you today for what you have stood for all your life.
Today, when people see you, they see justice, freedom, and hope. You are the greatest man of my generation. Thank you for all you have done to make Nigeria a better place for everyone to live.
Happy Birthday, my leader, Omoyele Sowore.
*URGENT ALERT*
There are reports of police officers arresting citizens who attended the Experience event in Lagos, Nigeria. As of 3:00 AM, police are patrolling areas around Broad Street, City Mall, and other nearby locations, randomly arresting youths and taking
If he's so powerful to bring Buhari to power in 2015, why can't he bring himself to power in 2019 when he run for president, you guys don't use your sense oo
Sowore is clear about the kind of government he want to run in Nigeria. It’s a socialist kind of government that ensures and mandates equity #SoworeMagashi2023
I was speaking to my Batified Landlord and I told him I am voting for Sowore. After our long conversation, I realized that those who hate Sowore do so cos the ruling class have asked them to hate him #soworemagashi2023
Plus they are scared they fav will go to jail if he wins