The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says he underwent throat surgery shortly after his much-talked-about interview with Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan.\u00a0He made the revelation during an appearance on News Centrals programme which aired on Friday, April 11. During the interview, Bwala also addressed the public reaction to his Al Jazeera appearance and criticism from social media users.\u00a0\u00a0Eight days after the interview with Mehdi Hasan, I underwent surgery on my throat. I dont know whether it is the Obidient people that threw that African thing, but in any case, Im back and strong he said\u00a0Bwala aimed at Peter Obis supporters referred to as Obidients, accusing them of placing political allegiance above Nigerias broader interests.\u00a0I know the environment I come from; its an environment where there exists a species of Trojans of social media called the Obidient, 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, Bwala stated.\u00a0He also defended his conduct during the interview, describing Mehdi Hasans questioning style as confrontational and aligned with opposition tactics.\u00a0What 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, he said.\u00a0According to Bwala, a significant portion of the discussion focused on remarks he made about President Tinubu while he was in the opposition, which he acknowledged but tried to move past.\u00a0In the first 15 minutes, he started by asking me to answer questions relating to things I said about President Tinubu when I was in the opposition. Repeatedly, I admitted to them I even said I had said more than what he mentioned but I asked that we move on to the purpose of the interview, he said\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The post I had throat surgery after my interview with Al Jazeera – Presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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