“Tigers of Social Media” — Presidency Makes Bold Claim About Obi’s Followers

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The Presidency has described supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the “tigers of social media.”

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the remark on Monday during an interview on News Central Television.

Bwala stated that the rise of social media has transformed how citizens interact with and criticize public office holders online.

“If you want to know for the records, the tigers of social media are Peter Obi’s followers. Everybody knows. Some of them live abroad, where the data is free. Some in Nigeria, they have access to some of those things, most of them are in the tech. They have done a lot of manipulation.

“That is not to say there are other political parties where there are no people like that. I will be the last to say, but if you are talking of tigers, then it’s the Obidients,” he said.

Responding to a question on whether he sponsors people online to defend the government, Bwala denied the allegation.

“I don’t pay anybody for anything.

“If I was a paying type, all this agenda that was cooked against me during the Medi Hassan interview, I would have sold my family land to be defending agenda,” he said.

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