Babatunji Wusu –
Joe Igbokwe, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has vowed to keep fighting until Rufai Oseni, a Nigerian journalist, is fired from Arise TV.
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies and the difficult economic circumstances facing the nation caused a spat between Rufai and Jesutega Onakpasa.
Jeo Igbokwe, who is a Facebook user, posted about his dislike for Rufai and stated that he is not a journalist since he disregards the norms of engagement when conducting interviews.
Along with derogatory statements against Rufai, he called on the TV management to return him to the journalism school.
He wrote: “I will not rest until that arrogant, saucy, uncontrollable Rufai Oseni is kicked out of Arise TV and sent to university to rMassasss Communication. He is not a journalist. He has no training in journalism. Therefore, the rules of engagement mean nothing to him. He is like someone who has the mindset of ‘we against them’. He is always battle ready and you can see it all over him. He is not hiding anything. He feels that the world is at his feet. To Rufai it is war and nothing more. Then arrogance, selfishness sense of superiority and big man syndrome set in.
“Now If Arise TV still wants Rufai they should send him to the Department of Mass Communication University of Lagos. Journalism is special profession. It demands tack, smooth and sound engagements, discipline, organization, common sense, commitment, civilization, respect for human dignity. This is because words can kill. Words can cause wars.
“Rufai Oseni is an arrogant loud mouth, so full of himself, he is not friendly, he is saucy, no decorum, no self-control, no respect, no honor, no grace, no understanding and no good temperament. Until he goes to School of Journalism, I will not take him seriously. What he is doing at Arise TV is not journalism. It is Jankara journalism and it cannot stand. It is all noise and no substance, full of sound and fury signifying nothing. It is garbage in and garbage out.
“I have been on Arise TV several times since its inception few years back. I have been on set with erudite Reuben Abati, Tundun Abiola, Steve Ayorinde, and the other beautiful ladies in that organization. They are pleasant people, responsive and responsible persons, well mannered, well brought up men women. Arise TV can do better. Enough of this nonsensical effusions and scurrilous drivels in the name of Journalism.”
