Victor chinonye Igwe

The leadership of the @OfficialAPCNg still doesn’t seem to understand this. @ruffydfire tends to grow wings when interviewing people who are too gentle or restrained to firmly challenge him, counter his arguments, and expose his weaknesses. He appears more confident and untouchable when dealing with people who have a sense of decorum and are unwilling to descend into the gutter with him. He might not have spoken so confidently or addressed @Morka2Felix and the President in that manner if @OlayinkaLere had been the one sent to defend the President on that programme. Yet, the way the APC and its campaign organisation handle these situations remains difficult to understand. You know the kind of interviewer that dwarf is and you have someone like Lere Olayinka who can challenge his approach, expose inconsistencies in his arguments, and hold him accountable for his own words. Yet, instead of sending someone equipped to engage him on his own terms, you send fire to quench water. Had Lere been the person in that interview, Rufai might have spent the rest of the day moving from X to Facebook to explain himself and defend his arguments. Morka comes across as a calm and restrained person who may prefer not to engage Rufai in the same confrontational style. Lere Olayinka, on the other hand is known for being more combative in political exchanges and is less likely to let provocative remarks slide without a response. The APC needs to understand that defending the President on national television requires more than decorum. It requires thorough preparation, strategic thinking, confidence, mastery of the facts and the ability to stand firm when faced with aggressive questioning. You cannot send a gentleman to a battle of verbal aggression and expect decorum alone to win the argument. The party must learn to match its representatives to the demands of the platform. I repeat, Rufai would have been completely cold if he had seen Lere at the station. #Polygamy #kaduna