Daniel Bwala, an aide to the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns about an alleged plot by the administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to arrest and detain him.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, Bwala claimed that he had received credible intelligence suggesting that people within the presidential villa were planning to employ security agencies to arrest him on fabricated charges with the aim of discrediting him and stifling his voice.
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Bwala was one of those who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the party unveiled a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
He dumped the party, arguing that Tinubu’s announcement of former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate, was not “good news for the APC.”
While maintaining his stance in the recent post, Bwala being in the opposition may have made him a target for persecution.
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Bwala wrote: “Last night I got a credible intelligence that some key people around the seat of power (Presidential Aso Vila) of this government are planning to use security agencie(s) to arrest me and take me into custody on a trumped-up allegations in other to rubbish me and silence me. That I am making them and the government uncomfortable.
“Let the world know today that I have always known that from my stands on the same faith ticket which led to my leaving APC , and consequent posture as a political opposition, it might irk the deep state and come with persecution for what i believe in and stand for. If anything happens to me, let the world know today of their evil plans.”