The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has criticised Peter Obi’s political influence, alleging that a significant portion of the “Obidient” movement on social media consists of “bot accounts” — automated or non-human profiles allegedly used to manipulate online discourse.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, May 7, Bwala claimed that the actual human supporters of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate are “not very many.” His comments came in response to claims that the Presidency is “obsessed” with Obi due to his 6.1 million votes in the 2023 general election.
Bwala said:
“When we keep quiet, Peter Obi and his Obidients, from morning till the next morning, are talking about Asiwaju’s government and the rest. When we respond to them, you say we are reacting to them.
Let me ask you this question. Peter Obi has a followership called the Obidients that largely consists of people that are not human beings. We call them bot accounts. If you are very familiar with social media and the manipulation of algorithms, you will see that.
The real Obidients that are human beings, when you see them on the streets, they are not very many.”
