A Senior Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar on Public
Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has slammed Daniel Bwala, his former colleague,
for allegedly not being able to even express himself with simple English during
his appearance on international TV, Al Jazeera recently.
Shaibu pointed out some grammatical blunders made by the
presidential spokesman during the interview that has since set social media on
fire.
He wondered how the presidential spokesman could go as low
as ‘counting water,’which is an uncountable noun when he said at some point in
the interview, ‘a water’.
Nigerians now believe that Bwala will never forget his
interview with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan, who is described as a “deadly
fact-cheker”.
The former aide to Atiku has since faced a public backlash
after the journalist quoted his words and cited the dates he made the comments
about the President he now works for.
His vehement denial and defensiveness even after watching
himself in several clips angered most viewers.
However, Shaibu is more interested in the grammatical errors
made by his former colleague. He wrote on X, “Since Bwala now appears eager to
posture as a public intellectual, it may also be necessary to address something
far more elementary.
“It is always risky when a man who cannot count water begins
to count his arguments as facts.
“How does a ‘lawyer,’ one so eager to sermonise about
competence, manage to betray such basic illiteracy in the English language?
“Water, for his information, is an uncountable noun. One
does not say “this is a water.” One says “this is water” or “a glass of water.”
“But perhaps precision — whether in language or in truth —
has never really been his strongest suit.
“What remains astonishing is not merely the elasticity of
his political loyalties, but the gusto with which he now attempts to launder
them as principle.
“History, unfortunately for him, keeps receipts. And so do
we.”
Bwala since reacted to his own interview in a statement
where he insisted that his criticisms of Tinubu in the past was all politics.
He also claimed that Mehdi did not fully brief him on the
questions he would answer.
Bwala further hinted there would be a part two of the
interview.
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