Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser To to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, has accused Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi of using repeated claims about threats to his life as part of a political strategy involving the Obidient Movement, the support group backing Obi’s presidential ambition.
Bwala made the allegation in a post on X while reacting to Obi’s recent remarks in Berlin, Germany, where the former Anambra State governor claimed there had been an attempt on his life during a planned visit to Benue State in April 2025.
The presidential aide dismissed Obi’s claims and argued that they followed what he described as a pattern of making similar allegations.
“The desperation of Peter Obi @PeterObi is palpable. He recently travelled to Europe and was quoted to have alleged that Governor of Benue wanted to kill him. Imagine lies from someone who said he wants to govern a country like Nigeria,” Bwala wrote.
He also referred to the recent controversy surrounding Obi’s claims of intimidation at Nigerian airports, insisting that the opposition politician had wrongly accused airport authorities after allegedly violating airport traffic regulations.
“The other day he falsely accused airport officials of threatening his life when in fact he violated airport Trafic rules,” Bwala stated.
The presidential aide went further to suggest that Obi’s latest allegation about his safety was intended to mobilise members of the Obidient Movement against political opponents.
“Lately his new found allegation on life may appear to be his strategy to use his Obidient movement to threaten people’s life like they have been doing on us,” he added.
