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Tinubu explains why he's not been accepting invitations to join townhalls and debates.

Tinubu aims dig at Arise TV, says they want to use him to make money | Pulse Nigeria

Bayo Wahab

<h2>Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he is a marketable individual and won’t allow anyone to use him to make money.</h2>

<p>Tinubu said this while speaking at Chatham House in the United Kingdom where he spoke on the topic: “Nigeria’s 2023 elections: Security &amp; economic development and its foreign policy imperatives” on Monday, December 5, 2022.</p>

<p>Responding to a question on why he’s not been having one-on-one conversations with Nigerians like his counterparts, <strong>Atiku Abubakar</strong> of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and <strong>Peter Obi</strong> of the Labour Party, Tinubu said he rejected invitations to attend townhall meetings and debates because the organisers want to use him to make money.</p>

<p>He said,<em> “I see myself as a marketable individual, they want to use me to make money and I am saying no.”</em></p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">Oya Pick ya SUB jejely …. 😁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TinubuInChathamHouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TinubuInChathamHouse</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qzgkwibdtm">pic.twitter.com/Qzgkwibdtm</a></p>&mdash; Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGs/status/1599769028377337857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>This is believed to be a response to Arise TV’s persistent invitation to Tinubu to join its townhall meeting to tell Nigerians about his plan for the country ahead of the 2023 presidential election.</p>

<p>It would be recalled that Arise TV's invitation to Tinubu to join its townhall meeting recently<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/tinubu-frowns-at-arise-tv-over-unapproved-invitation-to-debate/xn8msbf"> sparked a controversy</a> between the TV station and the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC).</p>

<p>The council in a statement expressed surprise that the TV station listed Tinubu as a participant without prior consultation with him.</p>

<p>The council also condemned Arise Television for using&nbsp;Tinubu's name in the promotional materials for the townhall meeting without securing his prior consent.</p>

Biola Tinubu speaking at Chatham House in the United Kingdom.

Tinubu aims dig at Arise TV, says they want to use him to make money

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