'We, repeat again: We will not make our candidate available to validate a scheme which, in the light of unassailable information..'
has insisted it will not present its candidate, Bola Tinubu, for debates sponsored by Arise TV.
In the statement, Mr Obaigbena, among other things, challenged the APC PCC to present Mr Tinubu for a debate. In response, the PCC accused Mr Obaigbena and the boards of editors of trying to blackmail the campaign into presenting its candidate for debates and interviews despite showing partisan affiliation. The campaign levelled several allegations against Mr Obaigbena and his organisation.debunking the claims and insisted that the campaign should present Mr Tinubu for debate.
In his first statement attacking us, Obaigbena craftily attempted to mis-characterise as an attack on free speech, our principled stand against his blackmail to have Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu appear on Arise TV and its PDP sponsored Town Hall meetings. Moreover, the petty lie in Obaigbena’s statement was punctured by the joint disclaimer issued on 12 December 2015 by Tribune, New Telegraph and Peoples Daily in whose names he had collected money. The three newspapers said they did not receive a kobo.
Contrary to claims that he met a hostile environment, his habitual unethical practices gave him out. His business model of funding his newspapers and a champagne lifestyle from proceeds of blackmail rackets fell flat in South Africa where rules of a good society are rigidly enforced. To deceive advertisers, he inflated his circulation figures which the regulatory agency frowned at. Also, he owed printers and his workers.
Obaigbena tricked Ibe to South Africa with mouth-watering offers. But Ibe ended up enduring hunger there before finding his way back to Nigeria. Following a suit filed at the National Industrial Court in 2011 , Mr. Ibe was awarded damages against Obaigbena for backlog of salaries, non-remittance of taxes and pension deducted from his wages over the years and outstanding entitlement.
This has antecedents: Obaigbena was also “consultant” to President Jonathan as he was to Chief Ernest Shonekan. Whatever happened to journalism ethics?
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