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Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has accused Al Jazeera of practising what he called ‘opposition-style journalism’ after his interview on “Head to Head” took him to task over his past comments against President Bola Tinubu.

On the programme hosted by Mehdi Hasan, which examined Tinubu’s administration under the theme “Nigeria: ‘Renewed Hope’ or ‘Hopelessness’?”, Bwala was confronted with past quotes, video clips, and statements from his time in the opposition – when he was aligned with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

The interview went viral, to which Bwala responded in a statement.

In the statement, Bwala stressed that he remained “prepared to appear before any interviewer, anywhere in the world, any day and at any time, to defend this government and its policies.”

He said ‘Head to Head’ contacted him requesting an interview to challenge Tinubu’s government on security, the economy, and corruption.

However, he noted, “Nowhere in our almost six months of communication did they mention that they were going to challenge my past. If that had been their plan, ethically and professionally, they were supposed to inform me so I could prepare my response.

“But that’s okay, ethically, that is on them, not on me. I refused to swallow the pill of Mehdi’s ‘opposition research-style journalism,’ and even today, if you carefully compare what he read as quotes from organisations and groups, you will see that many were inaccurate and some were outright fake news.

“But I will leave that for another day. As for what I said about President Tinubu in the past, I am glad those were things I said when I was in the opposition saddle with such zeal. It is all politics.

“Half of Donald Trump’s cabinet is made up of people who once spoke against him, and quite a number of people in our own cabinet also spoke against President Tinubu in the past. Those things do not bother him if you care to know.

“The majority of the naysayers are members of the opposition and their sympathisers. It does not bother me one bit.

“Their temporary excitement over the interview has not lasted and will not last, because it does not take away their obvious problem of lack of vision, mission in conducting and managing a political party; yet they seek to manage Nigeria.

“Clearly they have no path to victory and no alternative policies or program for the Nigerian people. And if they say they do, they can as well go to head to head and be interrogated on that; as the saying in Hausa goes ‘Ga fili Ga doki'”.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/bwala-accuses-al-jazeera-of-opposition-style-journalism-over-past-anti-tinubu-comments/

As for what I said about President Tinubu in the past, I am glad those were things I said when I was in the opposition saddle with such zeal. It is all politics.

From the quote above, Daniel is indirectly telling us a bitter truth about politics.

Never trust anyone who is into politics. They all lack integrity. When I say all, I mean ALL.... Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi..etc. All of them lack integrity. They are liars and nothing but foreign puppets fulfilling the wishes and interest of our Neo-colonial masters.

Don't waste your time and energy voting or campaigning for anyone. Your votes don't matter. Your vote doesn't count. Voting gives you nothing but an illusion of choice and nobody cares about you or your choice.

That is why you are all currently battling and will forever continue to battle with Inflation that induces high blood pressure, insecurity and nationwide darkness.

No one has ever cared about you or your vote because at the end of the day, America and Britain have the final say on who will become your president, and whoever they choose, you must accept!

Tinubu picked Daniel Bwala as the right person to defend him cos he knows his brain is made to defend failure.

nans24:
From the quote above, Daniel is indirectly telling us a bitter truth about politics. Never trust anyone who is into politics. They all lack integrity.
When I say all, I mean ALL.... Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi..etc. All of them lack integrity. They are liars and nothing but foreign puppets.

Don't waste your time and energy voting or campaigning for anyone. Your votes don't matter. Your vote doesn't count. Voting gives you nothing but an illusion of choice and nobody cares about you or your choice.

America and Britain have the final say on who will become your president, and whoever they choose, you must accept!

Babablu Bulabu.
You will use glue to sit down during elections and you end up blaming white people.


REST!

Shamelessness @its peak. Rationalization of failure, Incompetency, ineptitude in government have not only be justified but legalized

Daniel Bwala is not even aware none of the regular govt deadbeat mummified zombies have commended him for a job weldone. They are all ashamed of him.

jmoore:
Babablu Bulabu.
You will use glue to sit down during elections and you end up blaming white people.


REST!

On election day, please go and vote. When you are done, come and join me to sit down while we both watch the president you voted for obey the wishes of IMF.

Just dont complain and wail when your wishes are thrown to the gutter where it rightfully belongs.

REST!

When will I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
When?

nans24:
On election day, please go and vote. When you are done, come and join me to sit down while we both watch the president you voted for obey the wishes of IMF.

Just dont complain and wail when your wishes are thrown to the gutter where it rightfully belongs.

REST!

IMF told your leaders to loot?

jmoore:
IMF told your leaders to loot?

Be there asking me weird questions.

jmoore:
Tinubu picked Daniel Bwala as the right person to defend him cos he knows his brain is made to defend failure.

Or maybe he picked daniel bwala a low IQ Individual to defend him because he doesn't care. At the end of the day, America and Britain will make him to be your president whether you like it or not.

So just REST!

Did he expect Al Jazeera to massage his ego?


If Daniel Bwala has any integrity left, he should be hanging his head in gargantuan shame. That interview tore him to shreds.

Then again, integrity is clearly optional in Tinubu’s orbit. He appears to have a preference for compromised voices, perhaps because they mirror his own



Thunder 🔥 ⚡ 🔥 him there

No
It showed your incompetence
You can’t defend the indefensible

Bwala, an embarrassment of a human space

Our national f l has gone international.

Lols
This Mumu APC man.

He thinks Aljazeera is like TVC or he is being interviewed by Seun of Channels TV.

Carry foolishness go Abroad.

After he was roundly humiliated by his past careless utterances.

He know self say nah true

Lol this one has become an international sacrificial lamb

Tinubu needs to sack this man, one annoying thing he did during the interview was laughing when serious/intelligent questions were raised during the interview. Omor, well there was no difference between him and his principal.

Oni ro oshi , thank God is name is not Otitojulo. .see how he was lying openly on a global platform... good thing is senior brother is on his way to Mexico... let's hope he doesn't get addicted to coke...

they are one of the most pro terrorism media house in the world. a media house that wont concentrate on what is happening in their home country

Bala tried..

The journalist dude is kinda stupid..

Very very bias guy

He go ask questions, e no go give time to hear response..

I wonder why they went to Al-jazeera in the first place..

The idiotic Bwala couldn't believe his mediocre intelligence level when he met a refined and classy journalist in person of Mehdi Hasan. The crude, crass and classless Bwala was humbled.

Bwala just confirmed that so far he is getting paid he chose to stand with lies than the truth.

All APC supporters are clearly failures and miscreants. They can't be helped and are utterly shamelessly shameless.

Typical of APC people; never courageous to own up to their mistakes, always blaming.

Buhari blamed everything, including Nigerians. Tinubu and his goons are blaming Buhari, same man they said was the messiah.

This one went on international TV, messed himself up, and now is blaming the interviewer for doing his job well.

I won't be surprised if those data boys start saying that the interviewer is an Igbo man or he is Peter Obi's friend.

Once you're in that circle common sense and logic becomes unreachable.

If that interview was conducted in Nigeria by one of our local News channels, Daniel Bwala would have accused the journalist of being a member of the ADC.

Kudos to Mehdi Hasan for exposing FACTS about that mysterious man occupying ASO-ROCK.

I've never seen anyone as useless and stupid as Daniel Bwalala. See how he ended up making a fool of himself and his entire generation publicly.

Malagans:
When will I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
When?

No light at the end of the tunnel for now.
If you are above 10 years ...just know that Nigeria will not get better in your time. Many will not believe this but it is the painful fact which most people don't want to hear. We are not ready yet.

This guy has Sold his soul

the man that saw the future is back

Bwala made a very big mistake working with balablu bulaba, the same man he insulted and called all manner of names when he was with the opposition party.

No temptation make me take up that job if I were in his shoes.

Allis his past utterances was simply used against him during the interview, there is nothing like opposite style of interview here.

He has been made to stupidly denounce and deny each and everything he said against tinubu in the past.
He has been made to shamefully eat all his vomit.

He may now get the sack.

Hassan picked him apart while sat there looking like a daft punk 😂