Chief Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has attacked Arise News TV presenters Ayo Mairo-Ese and Rufai Oseni, calling their TV chairman, Nduka Obaigbena, a politician.
According to him, TV stations, including Arise TV, are not neutral in their reporting since they are all related to politicians who use them for selfish goals.
Pa Clarke made this comment during an interview on the television station’s Morning Show programme on Tuesday.
He particularly emphasised that Obaigbena is a politician by choice, while he (Pa Clarke) is a pseudo-politician.
Obaigbena CON, Duke of Owa Kingdom, is the founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel.
Responding to a question on how to save states from political crisis, especially, in Rivers State, he said, “Why not you politicians, you call yourselves… You are all tied to the apron of politicians. The politicians own your radios…
“You are all tied, the owner of your Arise (referring to Obaigbena), is he not a politician?
“When I was in NRC, I was the sole counsel to the party and Tom Ikimi, and he was one of the people who were aged also with me and to Tom Ikimi, they are all politicians.
“I vye into politics partially, they vye into politics willfully. I stayed with my lawyer practice and today I’m happy, I am what I am in my law practice.
“All these people, all of them, Obaigbena and others, they are all politicians. He’s my good brother and my good son, so don’t tell me he’s not a politician and he cannot say that to me.”
