Former presidential spokesperson and Arise TV co-host, Dr. Reuben Abati, has responded to recent allegations made against him by Mr. Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, stating categorically that he never begged the FCT minister for financial assistance.
In a statement shared on his official social media pages on Saturday, Abati dismissed Olayinka’s claims as false, maintaining that he was not absent from Friday’s edition of The Morning Show to avoid confrontation, but because he was engaged in a pre-scheduled book review event.