Following a heated exchange involving Arise TV presenters Oseni Rufai and Olayinka Lere during a programme on Friday, former presidential aide Daniel Bwala and Rufai have reacted to the development on social media.
Rufai, in a post on his X platform, thanked Nigerians who expressed support for him, saying the experience had further strengthened his resolve to speak truth to power.
“I will like to thank you all for your messages of support and calls too numerous to respond to. I am embarrassed and emboldened by your love,” he said.
Rufai said his conviction to continue advocating for a better Nigeria was rooted in history, citing the experiences of late labour leader Pa Michael Imoudu and the 1945 general strike.
He recalled what he described as opposition Imoudu faced from sections of the Nigerian elite and others who, according to him, sided with the colonial government during the struggle for workers’ rights.
