By Adesina Soyooye
What began Friday morning like any other interview segment on the popular Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’, ended dramatically when the guest, Lere Olayinka, Minister Nyesom Wike’s Media Aide, was abruptly “yanked” off air.
The interview began well as one of “The Morning Show’s” Anchors, Dr. Reuben Abati, asked the first question. His was followed, after Olayinka answered, by that of the second anchor, Ayo Mario-Ese which Olayinka, also, answered. But things went awry when the third anchor, Rufai Oseni, asked his own question which boarderd on the inclusion of some names in the APC Presidential Campaign Council, considered inappropriate by not a few people, but which his principal, Wike, robustly, defended during his Media Chat in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Instead of answering Oseni’s question, Olayinka went off the handle. He said he would not speak to any question from Oseni because he wanted to respond to only reasonable human beings. Meaning that Oseni was neither a human being, nor reasonable.
Olayinka: “I am sorry to say this Rufai Oseni, but I do not want to answer any question from you. I want this conversation to be among reasonable human beings, people who will not come and describe other people as Gbewudani. I want this discussion to be among reasonable people.”
Attempts by Mario-Ese to bring back Olayinka to a reasonable state failed as he continued his derogatory remarks on Oseni.
Offended by Olayinka’s provocative comments, Mario-Ese interjected in defence of Oseni, and reminded Olayinka that when he accepted to appear, he was aware that there are three anchors, and knew he was expected to take questions from each of them.
She, thereafter, told him the session with him was over, and that he would be welcome anytime he would be ready to answer questions from all the hosts. She ended the session abruptly.
Oseni did not dignify Olayinka’s unprovoked attack with a comment.
For the records, in 2025 when Olayinka, appeared on same programme, he, also, had it rough with the anchors when he descended on Dr. Abati who, incidentally, was absent that day, as soon as he was asked the first question. It was Oseni who tackled him by putting up a strong defense in favour of Abati.
On this Friday of September 4, it was Oseni’s turn to test Olayinka’s bitter tongue.
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