Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga has criticised Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni over comments on the recent area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a post on X on Sunday, Mr. Rufai questioned discrepancies in the results involving the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He referenced a result sheet and suggested there were inconsistencies in the figures recorded at a polling unit.
In response, Mr. Onanuga accused Oseni of spreading falsehoods and attempting to mislead the public.
“Arise TV should be ashamed of you. Because you want to please the mob that follows you, you are always eager to publish any nonsense, even when clearly so,” Onanuga wrote.
He said the result sheet cited by Oseni clearly stated the total votes recorded at the polling unit and that the APC’s votes were consistent with the overall tally.
“The result sheet you singled out for your mischief spelled out the APC votes. It showed the total votes recorded at the polling unit. And the votes recorded for APC were not at variance with the total score,” he stated.
Onanuga also addressed Oseni’s stance towards the ruling party.
“I expect you to have outgrown your pathological hatred for our party, since May 2023, when Almighty God gave power to President Tinubu,” he added.
The exchange follows the conduct of the FCT area council elections, which determined chairmanship and councillorship positions across the six area councils in Abuja.
