Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole has challenged Arise TV anchor Dr Reuben Abati to a street fight over what he described as disrespectful and mischievous comments made on live television.
Oshiomole, a senator representing Edo North, made this comment on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
The former Edo state governor said, “I was particularly shocked that a senior editor could ask the immediate past governor of Delta state, Okowa, mischievously, I must say, with all due respect, ‘did you get permission from Oshiomhole that your sins will now be forgiven before you decided to decamp to APC?.
“If you are angry because you wanted to be a deputy governor and you lost an election in Ogun State, is that the reason you are paranoid, that every opportunity you want to abuse me?
“If you want to abuse me, don’t hide behind the TV; let’s meet in the street and fight it out.
“How can you ask that? What is my status? I am in the legislature. Is the legislature responsible for the prosecution of anyone wrong in any way?” Oshiomhole questioned.
Oshiomhole further accused Abati of deliberately refusing to acknowledge his role in labour movements, especially on May Day.
“Even on Labour Day, he was saying some labour leaders who had been involved in picketing and fought for workers; he could not even credit me with the fact that I led the protest. This is a guy who wrote ‘Oshiomhole the people’s president’ when I was president of the NLC.
“Rather than crediting me with that, he said when they leave NLC, they now go and become governors,” Oshiomhole said.
KeepLoss recalls that Abati was the running mate to Buruji Kashamu in the 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election under the People’s Democratic Party.
They lost the election to Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress.
