2027 Election: Daniel Bwala Breaks Silence on Tinubu’s Health Status, “It’s a Procedure”
- In a recent interview, presidential aide Daniel Bwala addressed speculations and questions surrounding Tinubu’s frequent medical trips abroad
- Bwala also clarified the claims, suggesting that Tinubu's early endorsements were a strategy to consolidate power ahead of the 2027 presidential election
- The presidential aide spoke after a TikToker named Ghali Isma’il, 29, was taken into custody by an Abuja magistrate court after posting a false video claiming Tinubu died from food poisoning
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Daniel Bwala, a media aide to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has revealed that his principal is “physically fitter than most leaders in advanced countries”.
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Tinubu fitter than most world leaders
Speaking in an interview with DW Africa, Bwala addressed questions surrounding Tinubu’s frequent medical trips abroad and recent endorsements ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
“In fact, the president of Nigeria physically is fitter than most presidents in the advanced countries,” he said.
Bwala also clarified speculations suggesting the early endorsements were a strategy to consolidate power.
According to Bwala, the early endorsements were in line with the All Progressives Congress (APC) internal tradition.
“It’s a procedure or a process with our party that there will be mid-term assessment,” he said.
“So. it’s not President Bola. Whoever is the president at the time, after every mid-term, we will assess and see whether the president has performed to a point where we would entrust the person to continue.”
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Speaking further, the presidential aide asserted that Tinubu had passed that assessment with distinction.
“We have measured that he has performed wonderfully well,” Bwala said.
“And so we are absolutely confident ahead of 2027 that we have the support of our people.”
DSS arrest TikToker who declared Tinubu dead
Meanwhile, Daniel Bwala spoke after a 29-year-old TikTok user, Ghali Isma’il, was remanded at the Keffi Correctional Centre by a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja.
Isma'il had published a video falsely claiming Tinubu had died following a food poisoning incident.
The TikToker was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) days after posting the fake death announcement on his verified TikTok handle, @bola_asiwaju.
The DSS arraigned Isma’il on a two-count charge, The Nation reported.
Presiding over the matter, Magistrate Ekpeyong Iyang denied the defendant's application for bail and ordered his remand at the Keffi Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.
Read more about Tinubu, 2027 here:
- Osun governor Adeleke endorses Tinubu for president ahead of 2027
- 2027: South-South endorses Tinubu, 4 Nigerian governors for re-election
- 2027 election: NASS leadership endorses Tinubu
- 2027: APC govs endorse Tinubu as party’s sole candidate
“Why Tinubu visited Saint Lucia”
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that the presidency clarified Tinubu's visit to Saint Lucia, in response to what it described as “misguided, mischievous, and uninformed” commentary by some Nigerians.
The presidency noted that Tinubu's visit is deeply rooted in diplomatic imperatives that seek to reconnect Nigeria with its diaspora and expand South-South cooperation.
In a statement by a presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, the presidency countered Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who affirmed that this is not the time for Tinubu to go on vacation.
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