“Peter Obi and His Trojans Are Disgruntled, Confused” – Tinubu’s Aide

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has condemned supporters of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for always looking at national issues with a negative lens.

In a post on his 𝕏 handle Thursday, Bwala was reacting to a cartoon of him holding a glass of water and explaining the importance of context in a recent interview with Mehdi Hasan.

It was important to understand the context of discussions on politics and governance, the presidential aide said, adding that issues were often viewed differently by people.

He wrote, “I love this pic. Whoever did it, tried to. It is well known that when it comes to issues of politics and governance, context matters to intellectuals. `It is either you see life as half full or half empty.`

Progressives understand that the challenges are part of the process of development, said Bwala.

“The progressives believe context matters, because you are going to get problems; no progress without process,” he said.

Bwala said Obi’s supporters popularly called Obidients are negative in their outlook, punching them in the stomach.

“It is only Peter Obi and his Trojans that see everything half empty, that is why they are disillusioned, disgruntled and confused,” he said.

He said a positive outlook is a reflection of hope, while a negative outlook is a reflection of pessimism.

He added, “May your journey in life be half full and not half empty; because half full depicts hope, while half empty depicts Obidients.”