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Tinibu Chides Arise TV, Promises Not To Attend Its Town Hall Meeting
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chided Arise Tv for what he called ” a pattern of bias against him” with a promise not to attend its planned town hall meeting.
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chided Arise Tv for what he called ” a pattern of bias against him” with a promise not to attend its planned town hall meeting.
In a statement signed by his campaign director media and publicity, Bayo Onanuga, the APC presidential candidate alleges that the TV station wants to force Tinubu to attend the meeting by ” dubiously citing section 22 of the Constitution of Nigeria on the obligation of the Mass Media.”
” While it is trite that the media has clear constitutional duty to hold public office holders accountable to the citizens and its role as the watchdog of the society, there is no part of the Constitution and the section 22 that says a presidential candidate of any political party and least of all, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must participate in Arise News Town Hall event or any media organised event at all.”
” The same Constitution grants all citizens of Nigeria including, Asiwaju Tinubu the right and freedom of choice and association. The APC Presidential candidate has a right to decide where he goes and events to participate in as he seeks the mandate of Nigerians to be elected as the next President of our country.”
” We want to make it abundantly clear again that Asiwaju Tinubu will not participate and will not attend the Arise News Town Hall meeting slated for Sunday, 4 December, 2022 and any other ones it may plan before the February 2023 presidential election. We want to equally stress that Arise News has consistently shown a pattern of bias against Asiwaju Tinubu and we don’t consider the medium as credible and impartial.”
The statement added that Bola Tinubu has travelled to United Kingdom early today (Saturday) for this earlier scheduled engagement.
