{"id":19961,"date":"2023-02-21T19:55:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/21\/why-i-cant-endorse-tinubu-for-presidency-seun-okinbaloye\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T19:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:55:46","slug":"why-i-cant-endorse-tinubu-for-presidency-seun-okinbaloye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/21\/why-i-cant-endorse-tinubu-for-presidency-seun-okinbaloye\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Can\u2019t Endorse Tinubu For Presidency -Seun Okinbaloye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, is purportedly supported by Channels TV journalist and TV anchor Seun Okinbaloye, according to a claim that has been circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Seun Okinbaloye, in response, issued a statement on Monday via his Twitter account claiming that the rumors that he had endorsed the APC presidential candidate were untrue. Seun Okinbaloye explained that as a journalist, he is unable to support any presidential candidate when asked why he cannot support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC\u2019s presidential candidate.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4a80ba12430340a9906df08d52c561df\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He cited the original statement he had previously made when he added, \u201cPlease dismiss the phony news that has been spreading. I have never endorsed a candidate as a journalist and I never will. Nigerians are blessed.<\/p>\n<p>Shown below is a screenshot of Seun Okinbaloye\u2019s initial statement;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/361f62a9d43d498c84ef52e6b35b0b68\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Also, Seun Okinbaloye is an award-winning political and investigative journalist who works as the political correspondent for Channels Television. He has more than ten years of expertise in the broadcasting sector. Channels has become the television channel to watch during elections thanks to Seun\u2019s leadership of the station\u2019s team during the coverage of successive elections in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Government attention has been drawn by Seun\u2019s reports to seemingly forgotten communities and neglected or abandoned development initiatives. Seun is the host of two of Nigeria\u2019s most popular political programs, \u201cSunday Politics\u201d and \u201cPolitics Today.\u201d He has spoken with several of Nigeria\u2019s most well-known leaders,  current governors, members of Congress, and former presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Abubakar360 (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu<br \/>Channels<br \/>Lagos State<br \/>Seun Okinbaloye<br \/>Tinubu<br \/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, is purportedly supported by Channels TV journalist and TV anchor Seun Okinbaloye, according to a claim that has been circulating on social media. 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