The Morning Show on Arise TV on Tuesday was intense when Rotus called his colleague Rufai Oseni ‘an unpatriotic pessimist who is always looking for bad news about Nigeria.’
He made the remarks while implying that President Bola Tinubu has done just a year in office and Rufai should be “positive” about the administration.
“Rufai, do you even see any positives in Nigeria at all? Every time you talk about a solution and how corruption will destroy it. I can take my laptop and leave since we see no good in Nigeria; let’s shut down the country,” Rotus argued.
Rufai, on the other hand, argued that with the situation prevalent in Nigeria, nothing will work unless corruption is removed, and if corruption is not fixed, data is useless.
He made mention of government affordable housing projects that are bought by people in government and later sold for exorbitant prices.
However, Rotus agreed with Rufai that for Nigeria to be effective, corruption has to go. Otherwise, you will budget $500M for $500Million people, and nobody will get a penny.
The intense argument between the presenters has attracted backlash from Nigerians who criticised Rufai for allegedly seeing nothing good in the Tinubu-led administration.
Below are some of the reactions of Nigerians to the argument by the journalists.
Adeleke Opeyemi “Rufai can only thrive on TV, analysing and condemning every move or action of people. He fails to thrive in a working system, as all he sees daily are problems without offering any solutions. If everyone is the problem, who then will fix the system? If the entire system is bad, who will address the issues?
“Rufai’s daily appearances on TV are filled with complaints, attacks, abuse, and grumbling. He rarely provides constructive criticism or suggests practical solutions to the problems he highlights.
“Thankfully, Rotus has been addressing these issues and educating his colleague on national TV, providing a more balanced perspective and offering insights into potential solutions.”
Ojo Moore “Rufai is not a journalist. All he does is project the country in a bad direction to suit his audience. I’ll call him a Junkerlist rather than calling him a journalist.”
Mr Ben, “Men who lack patience are prone to mistakes. Rufai lacks tolerance for clarification and is constantly eager to say what his audience wants to hear.”
Lincorn, “He always love to take over the conversation. He hates other people giving their own opinions. His interruption of other people’s opinions is nauseating.”
Dapo, “Nothing will make Rufai change his mind towards this government. This government has achieved a lot in this short period, but this government doesn’t communicate enough, and that’s what’s affecting them. If they have told us they sold three private Jets to buy a new one, we won’t ask questions.”
Michael Moyinoluwa, “If the government does not invest in infrastructure, it is the same you Rufai that will condemn it, and now that they are doing it, he is still complaining that they have been sold to themselves. What will President Tinubu do to please you, Rufai?”
Shawn Barth, “Rufai has a clear target of demarketing the government and its policies for future elections, starting with off-circle elections. He will never see anything positive about this government, but unfortunately for him, the policies have started yielding, and there is no opposition as we speak.”
Ikemba, “It seems you have not encountered someone who hates you to the core, that whatever you do, no matter how good it is, he will be disgusted. Rufai has proven to be in bitter hell under this administration. That should be his inheritance for 8 years. Poor him.”
Enite, “How do people relate to Rufai? The guy clearly has some psychological issues and needs help. How can a man always run on the negative? His colleagues must be going through a lot putting up with him.”
