Daniel Bwala has criticised a recent interview he had with Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera, describing it as “opposition-style journalism.”
Speaking on News Central’s programme 60 Minutes With Mr Kay, Bwala reviewed the interview and said the journalist’s approach was not neutral.
According to him, the questioning style looked more like that of an opposition figure trying to challenge and discredit the government rather than a neutral interviewer.
He said:
“What Mehdi Hasan did was what we call opposition-style journalism, where you play the role of the opposition.”
Bwala also alleged that the interview was structured to extract statements that could be used against the administration.
> “In that interview, Mehdi sought to elicit information from me to discredit the government, but he could not,” he said.
He explained that much of the discussion focused on his past political comments about President Bola Tinubu, which he admitted making but said were not relevant to the main topic.
> “In the first 15 minutes, he kept asking about things I said when I was in the opposition. I admitted them, but I asked that we move on to the purpose of the interview,” he said.
Bwala further claimed that the repeated focus on his past statements affected the flow of the conversation and led to tension during the interview.
“He continued on that line, and at a point I warned him that if he kept going that way, I would deny it. He still continued, and that was why I reacted that way,” he added.
Despite the exchange, Bwala insisted that he remained focused throughout and defended the government’s position during the interview.
