Azuka Ogujiuba the journalist who interviewed Tiwa
Savage for her explosive tell all interview has once again reacted to the backlash she received from peeps concerning how she conducted that explosive interview!
A few days ago she took to her Facebook page to open up about risking her life and that of
her child to make her way to Tiwa’s home to interview her at 2.00am. Read the piece below:
Woooooooow, lam really trending o, world people have now
created another version n topic ‘The Interviewer’ out of Tiwa Savage n
Teeblizz marital woe saga. The issue on ground have been shifted aside
and my body language n mannerism during my chat with her is now giving
some people sleepess nights. I have one advice for people talking down
on my profesional approach especially my colleagues- The training l got
from the prestigious University of Lagos Mass Comm depart, as a print
journalist is to go after the scoop first, how l looked or stared at
Tiwa is not important but the story lam after. Secondly, was l able to
make Tiwa talk about the allegations presented by her husband? Of course
YES, that is what is important. Thirdly, did l have a good network to
get the exclusive interview? YES obviously.
Fourthly, did l risk my life
as a true journalist would do for an exclusive interview by leaving my
daughter alone in the bedroom, not thinking incase there was a sudden
fire outbreak or something, or what about me who had to be driven from
the mainland to the island on that dark and lonely third mainland bridge
by 2.15 am? YES, l took one of the biggest risk of my life. Fourthly,
why would Tiwa prefer me to all the television personalities that has
been compared to me to interview her, and some of these TV personalities
are always hanging around her more than me?
It is simply because she
respects my style of journalism. Fifthly, Some people said l didnt show
any empathy towards Tiwa when she cried and how did they know? And if l
had been mushy mushy during my chat, they will still find fault n say l
was biased. I bet a lot of these people abusing wish they were the ones
who did that interview, too bad l have done it and nothing dey happen
for igboro..End of the day what gave me so much satisfaction was that l
did the exclusive interview with Tiwa, l have done my bit as a print
journaist(not TV) If anybody is so pained by my approach, they should
drink acid o, ‘CYBER BULLYING’ has no space in my territory and to be
honest l dont give a hoot about those hateful comments which they claim
is criticism, anyway, it is a free world people are allowed to vent
their frustrations termed critism. Iam not saying l wont pick from the
criticism, the good ones l have happily accepted and the bad ones l have
sent back to the senders o..LOL.. Its a new week FB family, may God
almighty bless our hustle in Jesus name. Amen!