Daniel Bwala, special adviser on policy communications to President Bola Tinubu, stated that state governors are currently benefiting from a period of financial prosperity under the present administration.
During his appearance on the Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday, Bwala mentioned that no governor is facing difficulties in paying salaries, unlike in the past.
All the governors in Nigeria are having the best of times, like they are experiencing what we call the oil boom in their history as a country, Bwala said.
Twenty-seven states were once bankrupt, and salaries were not paid. That is not a conversation now.
It is almost like an anathema to talk about people not being paid salaries because such a governor will be looked upon like Lucifer.
There is revenue enough to pay salaries, there is revenue enough to meet the minimum wage, embark on projects, pay debts, and look to the future.
His comments came after Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, remarked that it would be difficult for any Nigerian governor to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Moreover, no president in Nigeria’s history has supported governors and sub-national governments the way President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently doing, the governor said on Tuesday.
As a result, it is unlikely that any governor in Nigeria would go against the president.
Bwala also rejected claims of a strong opposition coalition, arguing that the movement is overblown.
He said only a small number of members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) left to lead the coalition, while the party’s governors and national leadership remained.
