The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has revealed that he recently underwent throat surgery shortly after a widely discussed interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan of Al Jazeera. “Eight days after the interview with Mehdi Hasan, I underwent surgery on my throat. He criticised a segment of social media users he described as “Obidients,” alleging that they prioritise political loyalty over national interest. “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.

Source: Punch April 11, 2026 09:35 UTC