Tinubu’s aide Bwala mocks NDC campaign council, calls members ‘Content Creators’

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has criticised the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) over its newly unveiled National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, describing the list as being dominated by “content creators”.

Bwala made the remarks in a post on X on Sunday, October 25, 2026, following the party’s announcement of the team expected to coordinate its campaign activities ahead of the elections.

The presidential aide questioned the composition of the council and accused the party of failing to identify individuals he claimed were supporting its political messaging through mainstream media organisations.

“@PeterObi and NDC have released their list of campaign council members; and as expected it is filled with content creators,” Bwala wrote.

“They stylishly refused to name their campaign media surrogates in the mainstream media masquerading as OAP.”

His comments were directed at the NDC, its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

The criticism followed the party’s unveiling of its National Campaign Council as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.

Under the announced arrangement, Dickson will serve as chairman of the National Campaign Caucus, while Obi has been named co-chairman.

The party’s National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, was appointed vice-chairman, while its vice-presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will serve as co-vice-chairman.

The NDC National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, was named council secretary, while Mallam Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim will serve as Director-General of the Presidential Campaign.

Other members of the campaign structure include former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Senator Victor Umeh; Engineer Buba Galadima; and other party officials and political figures.

The party said the council would provide strategic leadership, coordinate mobilisation and support its candidates nationwide.

It also pledged to run a people-centred and issue-based campaign focused on its vision of building “a new, just, and prosperous Nigeria”.

Bwala’s criticism, however, centred on what he described as the omission of media surrogates from the published list. He alleged that some individuals supporting the party’s messaging through conventional broadcasting platforms had not been publicly identified.

The presidential aide did not name any broadcaster or provide specific examples to substantiate the allegation in his post.

The exchange adds to the political exchanges between figures associated with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition as parties begin organising their campaign structures ahead of the 2027 elections.

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