JUST IN: When They Were Kidnapped, Makinde Said It Was After He Declared Intention To Run For President—Bwala

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision not to publicly comment on the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State, saying the President deliberately avoided politicising the security incident. Bwala made the remarks during an interview on Symfoni TV on Saturday, July 18, 2026.

Speaking during the interview, Bwala described President Tinubu as a leader who prioritises order and governance, arguing that the President’s approach was aimed at preventing unnecessary political controversy over the handling of the victims’ release.

According to Bwala, “This president is a president of order. And what he tries to avoid at every given time is a situation where unnecessary media coverage would be about the way governors is run. This thing happened in a state that is not governed by APC.Get The Full Story Here