If you want to abuse me, Let us meet on the streets and fight it out – Oshiomhole challenges Abati over repeated on-air criticism
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has publicly challenged media personality and former presidential aide, Dr. Reuben Abati, to a street fight over repeated criticisms aired on Arise News.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on May 13, Oshiomhole accused Abati of consistently attacking him without context, particularly downplaying his legacy as a labour leader. He expressed frustration over what he described as Abati’s “mischief and misrepresentation,” saying, “If you want to abuse me, don’t hide under the TV. Let us meet on the streets and fight it out.”
”Even on Labour Day, he couldn’t credit me for leading protests. This is the same guy who once wrote, ‘Oshiomhole, the People’s President,’ when I was NLC president. Now he is asking, ‘What is my status?’”
“You don’t condemn pounded yam and end up consuming it all over. After all that, the EFCC arrested him. Was I the one who granted him bail? Now he has left PDP and is where he is?”he said
Oshiomhole also pointed out Abati’s alleged hypocrisy once praising him as “the People’s President” during his NLC days, but now questioning his relevance. He further accused Abati of political inconsistency, referencing his shift from critic to spokesperson for ex-President Jonathan, and hinting that Abati’s bitterness may stem from a failed deputy governorship bid in Ogun State.
