Nigerian missionary priest working in Gambia, Fr Kelvin
Ugwu, has accused famous journalist Reuben Abati, of exhibiting political
biases while anchoring the Presidential Town Hall by Arise Television.
Fr Kelvin questioned Abati whether it made sense that a
vice, who has a constitutional role far different from that of the President,
would be allowed to debate with presidential candidates.
The popular cleric also queried Abati on why he gave Dino
Melaye, an official spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign
team, the privilege to ask a question in a debate.
Fr Ugwu made the claim through a post on his verified
Facebook page.
The cleric, however, also wished Abati a Happy Birthday
before seeking answers to his questions.
He wrote: “This is about the presidential debate you hosted
yesterday.
“You allowed a vice presidential candidate to join a debate
you tagged as a “Presidential Town Hall.” How does that even make sense that a
vice, who has a constitutional role that is far different from that of the
President, be ever allowed to debate with presidential candidates?
“You are the organizer of the program. You and your team
invited the presidential candidates. You and your team invited or made open the
participants/audience. Then, something was not going your way from the audience
you invited, and instead of dealing with it, you turn around and blame a
presidential candidate who obviously may not even know the people you invited.
“You allowed Dino, an official spokesman for the PDP
campaign team to ask a question in a debate that is comprised of different
political parties.
“You saw that his question was directed at a particular
candidate belonging to a party he considers a rival, yet you allowed it.
“Do you think it was fair that you did not also extend the
same privilege to the spokesmen and women of other parties to interrogate their
rival candidates as well?” he asked.
He went further: “And there and then, one of the
presidential candidates got provoked by one of your guests. The candidate spoke
out because this your guest seemed to have been there to distract him. The
candidate was angry. You saw the anger on his face. Everyone did. The point the
candidate made was very justified. Yet, you allowed it to slide without requesting
an apology from that guest or a word of caution or possibly asking the guest
(Dino) to leave the premises.
“Abati, on this, you totally got it all wrong.”
“You were obviously too biased and too partisan to anchor a
debate of that nature.”
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