Bwala also accuses members of the Obidient Movement of placing political allegiance above national considerations.
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Daniel Bwala, has suggested that the throat surgery he underwent following his widely publicised interview with Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan might have been the result of an “African thing” directed at him by the Obidient Movement.
Bwala, the President’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, made these claims on Friday while appearing as a guest on News Central’s programme, 60 Minutes with Mr Kay.
Speaking during the interview, he disclosed that he underwent throat surgery just eight days after the interview was aired by Al Jazeera.
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“Eight days after the interview with Mehdi Hasan, I underwent surgery on my throat,” Bwala said. “I don’t know whether it was the ‘Obidient’ people who threw that ‘African thing’ at me, but in any case, I’m back and strong.”
Bwala went on to accuse members of the movement of placing political allegiance above national considerations.
“I know the environment I come from; it’s an environment where there exists a species of social media ‘Trojans’ called the ‘Obidients,’ who do not care about the national interest or the security of Nigeria and will do everything possible to achieve the aim of their hero, no matter the cost.”
“What Mehdi Hasan did was what we call opposition-style journalism, where you play the role of the opposition. In that interview, Mehdi sought to elicit information from me to discredit the government, but he could not,” Bwala added.
