The Presidency has denied the claim that President Bola Tinubu’s administration offered ministerial appointments to the Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Okey Nwosu to stop the ADC from joining an opposition coalition.
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Tinubu, described the claim as “false and baseless” in a statement posted on Wednesday via his X account.
Nwosu had, during the ADC’s 99th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting on Tuesday, alleged that the government approached him with an offer of three ministerial positions, one for himself and two for his nominees, in exchange for backing out of plans to reposition the ADC as a platform for opposition figures ahead if the 2027 general election.
Bwala, however, insisted no government official, no matter the rank, can offer ministerial slots except the President himself.
“From his words as reported, you know that he lied,” Bwala said. “No government official(s) in our administration can promise or grant ministerial slots but Mr. President.”
He challenged Nwosu to publicly name the officials allegedly involved.
“The same courage he mustered in saying he was promised slots should have been used to mention names,” he added.
Bwala went further to describe the current state of the ADC as “an association of jesters or disorganised characters.”
