‘African thing by Obidient Movement caused my throat surgery’ – Bwala

News ‘African thing by Obidient Movement caused my throat surgery’ – Bwala Published on April 11, 2026 By Seun Opejobi googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, has said the Obidient Movement may have thrown what he termed “African thing” that led to him having a throat surgery after the widely published interview with Al-Jazeera’s journalist, Mehdi Hasan. Bwala disclosed that he underwent a throat surgery eight days after the interview with Mehdi Hasan. He spoke in an interview on News Central’s programme, 60 Minutes with Mr Kay, on Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); He said: “Eight days after the interview with Mehdi Hasan, I underwent surgery on my throat. “I don’t know whether it is the ‘Obidient’ people that threw that African thing, but in any case, I’m back and strong.” Bwala also accused members of Obidient 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 ‘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. “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,” he said. Don't Miss Poland assistant coach, Jacek Magiera is dead You may like ADC not prepared for election, they all want to be president – Bwala Why Peter Obi will never be Nigerian president – Tinubu’s aide, Bwala Transactional politician-in-chief – Tinubu’s aide, Bwala blasts Peter Obi Count Peter Obi out of transactional politics – POMR fires back at Bwala Mehdi Hasan: Bwala prepared answers against Peter Obi but was disappointed – Fr Ugwu TV anchor Oseni slams Bwala for claiming his Al Jazeera interview was doctored

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