Chief Nwosu
The Presidency has rejected claims by former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, that he was offered three ministerial appointments to abandon plans of aligning the ADC with an opposition coalition.
Reacting on Wednesday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, dismissed the allegations as “false” and “implausible,” stating that the claims lacked any credibility.
“From his words as reported, you know that he lied,” Bwala said, referring to Nwosu’s assertion that senior officials in the Tinubu administration approached him with ministerial incentives.
Bwala countered the claim by listing three major points:
First, he stressed that the power to appoint ministers is solely vested in the President and cannot be exercised by any other official, regardless of their rank or proximity to power.
“If such an offer were ever made, it would have come directly from Mr President,” Bwala said.
Second, he questioned Nwosu’s failure to provide the identities of the officials allegedly involved in the purported offer.
“The same courage he mustered to allege he was promised slots could have been used to name names and positions,” he noted.
Third, Bwala ridiculed the credibility of the opposition coalition, suggesting that it lacks cohesion or seriousness.
“They are painfully graduating to an association of jesters, or Association of Disorganised Characters,” he remarked mockingly.
