Sales of Lands by Igbos: Mixed Reactions Trail Abati’s Furious Reaction to Colleague on Live TV

TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering metro.

Awka, Anambra state – Mixed reactions have trailed Reuben Abati’s furious reaction to his colleague on air.

Backlash trailed Abati’s commentary on land purchase in Igbo land.

Reuben Abati had narrated how a popular Nigerian claimed Igbo people do not sell land to outsiders.
Photo credit: @emmanuelben359Source: Twitter

On Thursday, November 21, the journalist and ex-presidential spokesperson inferred that Igbos in Nigeria’s south-east region do not sell land to “outsiders”.

On Friday, November 22, Abati’s junior colleague, Ojy Okpe, revisited the former presidential aide’s comments and appeared to object. She said she was only fulfilling her journalistic obligation of presenting diverse viewpoints. Abati was having none of it, however.

He said:

“I was specific about what I said, I provided context. Nobody should tell me any nonsense.”

Reacting, several X users shared their thoughts. Check out some reactions below:

Osasu Obayiuwana wrote:

“The way @abati1990 spoke to co-presenter @OjyOkpe on @ARISEtv, concerning his previous comments on non-Igbos buying land in Igboland, was horrible. Bullying her is not on. He should apologise to her. And the station’s management should have very strong words with him.”

@BuugieDo said:

“I love how Dr Abati put Ojy in her place. You can’t try to gaslight the man when he provided context to the story.”

@LawrenceOkoroPG commented:

“Ojy and Abati should have been sent out of the studio for bringing tribal war on live Television.

“She was wrong to have brought back her senior colleague’s previous comment on air for argumentative sake.

“Reuben Abati with his wealth of experience could have handled it better.

“Both acted with emotions and neither of them should be allowed to escape sanction.

“That being said, Reuben Abati was wrong to have generalized a whole region from one man’s experience.”

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