Reuben Abati (born November 7, 1965) is a Nigerian Journalist, Politician, Television Anchor and Newspaper Columnist.
He was the PDP's Deputy Governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2019 Guber election.
Abati was Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria between Year 2011 and 2015 .
He was previously a newspaper columnist and the chairman of the editorial board of the Nigerian newspaper The Guardian from 2001 to 2011.
He was a first class honours graduate of Theater Arts from the University of Calabar where he won the Vice-Chancellor's prize for the best overall graduating student.
His column also appears regularly on the Nigerian website, Nigerian Village Square.
equally importantly, Reuben Abati is a Senior Research Associate with the Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for Cultural Studies, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).