Nigerian Journalist Confirms Kalu’s Unpalatable WhatsApp Language
Nigerian journalist Osasu Obayiuwana has published a series of tweets confirming screenshots Zambia’s former FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya used unpalatable language to address a fellow adult in a WhatsApp group discussion.
According to the screenshots, Kalusha called Kenyan football agent Francis Gaitho a “fucking wanker” for que
stioning the role the celebrated soccer star played during the country’s campaigns.
In the discussion, Obayiuwana advised Kalusha to desist from using unpalatable languange. The full article was published here by Zambia Reports.
Following the publication, Obayiuwana took to tweeter accusing Zambia Reports of unethical journalism but maintained he would stand by the advise he advanced to Kalusha.
Below are tweets by Osasu Obayiuwana
Osasu Obayiuwana ?@osasuo Aug 18 Nigeria
1. A website called @ZambiaReports recently published a conversation between myself and @KalushaPBwalya, which was private.
Osasu Obayiuwana ?@osasuo Aug 18 Nigeria
2. While I stand by everything I said to @KalushaPBwalya, it is most unprofessional of @ZambiaReports to have done what they did.
Osasu Obayiuwana ?@osasuo Aug 18 Nigeria
3. To have published what @zambiareports George Mwenya did, without redaction of details, goes against all ethics of journalism.
Osasu Obayiuwana ?@osasuo Aug 18 Nigeria
4. @ZambiaReports George Mwenya shouldn’t repeat what he’s done. It was a private conversation and SHOULD NOT have been published. Period.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
The discussion published was not a private conversation between two individuals, but a WhatsApp board comprising more than 10 members. In any case, private discussions by leaders such as Kalusha are held to a high standard.
Therefore, such conduct as displayed in the WhatsApps discussion group falls far below the bar set for our leaders. It’s not the fault of any media to mirror the behaviour of its leaders.
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