Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has warned the campaign spokespersons of the party not to attend any programme on Arise TV owing to its alleged bias.

In a statement on Saturday signed by Bayo Onanuga
Director, Media & Publicity
APC Presidential Campaign Council, Tinubu also who left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on Saturday also said he will not attend the Presidential Town Hall meeting organised by Arise TV on Sunday December 4.



The full statement reads "We find it shocking and downright anomalous that Arise News continues to broadcast the participation of All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in its Presidential Town Hall meeting scheduled to hold on 4 December, 2022 despite our earlier statement that our candidate will not be available".

"We noticed that Arise News has also been running a campaign on the so-called constitutional duty of the presidential candidates to participate in its debate 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 APC Presidential candidate has his own schedule of campaign activities and other engagements within and outside Nigeria. One of such events is his scheduled event for Monday , December 5, 2022 at Chatham House in London where he will speak on Security, Economy and Foreign Policy".

"Asiwaju Tinubu travelled to United Kingdom early today (Saturday) for this earlier scheduled engagement. We want to reiterate for the umpteenth time that no amount of blackmail, intimidation and media bully and innuendos by the owner and management of Arise News will change the position our campaign has taken on this matter".

"We seize this opportunity to warn our spokesmen and supporters to steer clear of this station over its consistent unprofessionalism and bias against our candidate and party".

https://independent.ng/alleged-bias-dont-attend-any-programme-on-arise-tv-tinubu-warns-apc-spokespersons/

Every Nigerian knows APC cannot win 2023 General Election. Its very obvious even amongst its supporters.
The only relevance it has now is President Muhammadu Buhari.
The party would likely come 3rd in 2023 coz its still popular and the current ruling party

Na by force for this desperados to have Asiwaju in their studio

The more Tinubu ignores the idiots, the more they cry


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Moh247:
Na by force for this desperados to have Asiwaju in their studio

They just need a comic session, is that too much to ask for?

esnbrutality:
But you miscreants will scrutinize every other candidate, that speaks to Arise Tv..bah??

Atiku speaks to Arise, instead of you miscreants to shut up, you start FACT CHECKING

Kwankwaso Speaks to Arise Tv, you miscreants start looking for FACTS to distort.

Peter Obi speaks to the Arise TV, you start manufacturing and twisting statements, as useless zombies.

Now Thiefnubuu, cant even talk on TVC...AND YOU WANT TO JUSTIFY NONSENSE??


Truly, you cant support Thiefnubuu without sounding extremely Foolish and stewpid!!...spits

Baba should look for another escuse or is it Arise tv that organise NBA town hall meeting that he also refuse to attend?

Make lagos landlord shift go one side make we see those serious candidate.

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Moh247:
Na by force for this desperados to have Asiwaju in their studio

Shame no dey catch you sef? For how long will you continue to shy away from public scrutiny if you think you are fit to serve the public? What are you hiding if you don't have any skeleton in your cupboard? Lazy youths indeed

There is absolutely no threat in the statement. AriseTv should stop their unprofessional behavior and respect the decision of Bola Tinubu not to have anything to do with their station.

Peter Obi has abandoned his campaign schedule and now gatecrashes every church and media events in his desperation for visibility. I’m sure if allowed, he will move his bedroom to AriseTv studio. So, they should put him and Sowore up for the debate and leave Tinubu alone.

Moh247:
Na by force for this desperados to have Asiwaju in their studio

Don't mind Arise tv. They want to disgrace Tinubu

Tinubu is a criminal

Jostoman:

to urchins,e choke oh

Only those who do not love Nigeria progress will end up voting Tinubu come February 2023.
There are so many issues about his personality he need to clarify to nigerians.

Very good, no one has monopoly of violence.

Arisetv knew they need Tinubu more than Tinubu needs them. A very biased TV station, I used to hold them high until this election season exposed their partialities.

As a television station that is rooting for a candidate to win, they lacked tact by playing their card early.

Reasonable tv station are pooling new viewers to their station by being unbiased.

If I am the owner of Arisetv, most of their staff will lose their jobs for being bunch of unprofessionals.

But he is quick to attend an arrangeeee meetings of paid sycophants and asslicking groups that aren't permitted to ask a very sensitive and serious questions rather...... they resort to be clapping and cheering endlessly on mere useless banters....

seunmsg:
There is absolutely no threat in the statement. AriseTv should stop their unprofessional behavior and respect the decision of Bola Tinubu not to have anything to do with their station.

Peter Obi has abandoned his campaign schedule and now gatecrashes every church and media events in his desperation for visibility. I’m sure if allowed, he will move his bedroom to AriseTv studio. So, they should put him and Sowore up for the debate and leave Tinubu alone.

what about the NBA town hall meeting that he refuse to attend or is it Arise tv that organise that one too?

esnbrutality:
But you miscreants will scrutinize every other candidate, that speaks to Arise Tv..bah??

Atiku speaks to Arise, instead of you miscreants to shut up, you start FACT CHECKING

Kwankwaso Speaks to Arise Tv, you miscreants start looking for FACTS to distort.

Peter Obi speaks to the Arise TV, you start manufacturing and twisting statements, as useless zombies.

Now Thiefnubuu, cant even talk on TVC...AND YOU WANT TO JUSTIFY NONSENSE??


Truly, you cant support Thiefnubuu without sounding extremely Foolish and stewpid!!...spits

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Tinubu is already [b]INCAPACITATED[/i][b]. He should step down honourably.

If Tinubu dies after elections, who takes over?
Do not hand power back to the North, through Shettima. Tinubu may end up like Yardua. That was why Elrufai and Gandulje supported him at the primary hoping one of them would be running mate.

Yoruba ronù ooo!

Moh247:
Na by force for this desperados to have Asiwaju in their studio

Oluwole shut up


...are you not tired of defending rubbish??

We cannot wait to see you dance naked for your agbado paymaster like this one below

Make dem calm down, come next year may, dem go air his inaugural speech...

The other one loves spewing lies on cam, they can have him on their low budget channel...
BAT focus is on the citizens right now, he is meeting them, having a convo with them eyeball to eyeball, listening to different ideas that might be of benefit across every sectors, that is a hallmark of a true leader... no be by paparazzi..

Using media to intimidate pesin wey get am plenty na waste of time....

Arise TV know what they are doing

Arisetv should go and sit down abeg....we don't have time for radarada

AriseTV should calm down.

They can't railroad a presidential candidate to attend their programmes.

There's freedom of choice and association in the Constitution of this country.

KillSars:
Make dem calm down, come next year may, dem go air his inaugural speech...

The other one loves spewing lies on cam, they can have him on their low budget channel...
BAT focus is on the citizens right now, he is meeting them, having a convo with them eyeball to eyeball, listening to different ideas that might be of benefit across every sectors, that is a hallmark of a true leader... no be by paparazzi..

Using media to intimidate pesin wey get am plenty na waste of time....

Eye ball to eye ball like bala bluee,Bula ba,Balu bluee.
What I want tinupooo to do is bala bluee bala ba and also a roasted corn of electricity.

The BATstard of iragbiji is now on the run

He is now threatening everyone and seeing even a normal basic demand on him as a vicious attack

Even the Chatham house he is running to, we will still be here to hear his disgraceful utterances.

A mad man can never be Nigeria's president!!!

technicallyrich:

Eye ball to eye ball like bala bluee,Bula ba,Balu bluee.
What I want tinupooo to do is bala bluee bala ba and also a roasted corn of electricity.

Learn to prioritize ur wants, what u need right now is a functioning brain. By the way, how monday sit at home dey be?

Urchins everywhere

seunmsg:
There is absolutely no threat in the statement. AriseTv should stop their unprofessional behavior and respect the decision of Bola Tinubu not to have anything to do with their station.

Peter Obi has abandoned his campaign schedule and now gatecrashes every church and media events in his desperation for visibility. I’m sure if allowed, he will move his bedroom to AriseTv studio. So, they should put him and Sowore up for the debate and leave Tinubu alone.

That means tinubu is not a serious candidate, only be cheered on by yoruba Muslims like you

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