Here be di translation of di text into Nigerian Pidgin:
Daniel Bwala wey be di special adviser on public communications and media to President Bola Tinubu don talk say di political movement wey former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai dey push, no get head again — e don lose power and people no dey reason am again.
As im dey talk for Focus Nigeria wey AIT show on Wednesday, May 14, Bwala blast di whole idea. E talk say, “I sabi say people for south dey feel say north don do eight years, so make south too do eight years. Even di southern people wey get dis belief, dem dey inside parties wey northerners dey contest, but dem no dey vote for di northern candidate. Dem go vote person from south. And e dey okay, e make sense, and e balance.”
Bwala come add say people dey always overhype di political power of di North. E say na few big men wey no even represent di real North. “When dem dey talk about north, some people go just call like five people wey sabi book and talk say na dem be north. Some of dem no even sabi wetin dey happen for ground,” na wetin Bwala yarn.
Bwala first no call Nasir el-Rufai name, but e talk say one former governor dey cause small wahala with one kind coalition. “Make I give you example — one governor, ex-governor wey comot from us, dey push one coalition wey dem say dey make noise,” na wetin he talk. As dem ask am say na el-Rufai e dey talk about, Bwala reply say, “Okay, yes.”
Bwala talk say el-Rufai don dey lose political weight since before im commot for office. “Some people, especially from south, go see say e dey talk and dem go think say e go shake everywhere like thunder for dry sky,” Bwala yarn. “But politics na science. You suppose look stats, numbers, and how e dey go.”
E come give example of wetin happen for Kaduna. E say el-Rufai popularity drop well-well during im second term. “During im second term, people no too like am again. APC lose three senate seats, some house of reps seats join. Even di president lose election for di place,” Bwala talk. “But many no dey notice. Na political scientists dey see say all dis na signs. Di whole thing be like Andrew Liver Salt — e just bubble small and e calm. Na wetin dey happen now. Nobody dey mention am, nobody dey send am.”
Bwala even talk say people inside di so-called coalition dey tell el-Rufai make e go back PDP. “Even di people wey dey talk coalition, e say e wan go one place, dem dey tell am make e come back PDP,” Bwala talk.
As Bwala dey defend President Tinubu, e talk say no be true say people no like am. “Dem go say di president no popular. But we follow am go Katsina like two weeks ago. From airport reach town, people full everywhere,” na wetin Bwala talk.
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