Daniel Bwala’s Political Relevance Is All Thanks To The Platform I Gave Him – Atiku Abubakar

PDP leader and Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has come out to say that he doesn’t seek validation from political opportunists.

He recently had his say while responding to the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who recently urged him to quit contesting during presidential elections because he is only running against destiny.

Reacting via a press statement via his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku said he cannot be bothered about the jibes from political opportunists who throw away their principles as easily as they change parties, especially when it involves someone whose current political relevance is owed to the platform he once occupied under his leadership.

He added that Tinubu camp’s obsession with his political future is no coincidence, because even if they repeatedly claim he is a spent force, they never fail to use presidential platforms to attack his person and ambition.

“His sanctimonious pontificating, laced with bitterness and duplicity, betrays a desperate effort to curry favour with a floundering administration clearly shaken by the unstoppable momentum of the national coalition being galvanised by Atiku and other progressive leaders.

Let it be clearly stated: Atiku Abubakar neither seeks nor requires validation from political opportunists who shed principles as easily as they change parties. Mr. Bwala’s current relevance, if any, is owed entirely to the platform he once occupied under Atiku’s leadership — a fact that should breed humility, not arrogance.

The Tinubu camp’s obsession with Atiku’s political future is no coincidence. If, as they claim, Atiku is a spent force, why the relentless smear campaign? Why the strategic allocation of presidential platforms to attack him? The answer is plain: Atiku Abubakar remains the single most formidable opposition figure in Nigeria, and the coalition he is forging represents a clear and present danger to the decaying edifice of the ruling party.

This broad-based alliance, aimed at reclaiming Nigeria from economic collapse, institutional failure, and democratic erosion, has clearly rattled the ruling elite. No amount of historical revisionism or sanctimony can obscure the fact that Atiku has been a central pillar in Nigeria’s democratic journey since 1999, championing reform, restructuring, and electoral integrity when others chose complicity.

Legacy is not defined by the trappings of office but by courage, consistency, and conviction. Atiku Abubakar’s legacy — as a unifier, builder, and patriot — is deeply etched in the consciousness of millions of Nigerians. It is impervious to the revisionist bile of yesterday’s defectors turned today’s defenders of dysfunction.

We reaffirm, unequivocally, that the Waziri Adamawa remains focused and unshaken in his commitment to Nigeria’s future. He will not be distracted by political jesters masquerading as patriots.”