Obasanjo demands apology from AIT over ‘meeting with Osinbajo

…Says he owns no twitter account

Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the African
Independent Television (AIT) to retract with apology, the airing of
a photo on its social media segment, Kakaaki Social, where a
purported tweeter account belonging to him, depicted a picture of
an alleged meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and the
Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, at his Ota farm in
Ogun state.

Obasanjo said the apology should also be extended to Osinbajo
for the embarrassment the depiction of the picture might have
caused him.

The elder statesman who made this known in a statement through
his Special Assistant (Media), Kehinde Akinyemi, on Thursday,
expressed disappointment that AIT could disseminate information it
sourced from fake Twitter Account without first verifying it.

He disclosed that he does not have Twitter account anywhere and
expressed concern over the continuous use of his name by suspected
fraudsters on social media platforms.

Obasanjo warned that whoever that is caught perpetrating the
act, would be made to face prosecution immediately, even as he
advised the media to always be professional in discharging their
duty and refrain from creating unnecessary confusion and heating up
the polity

“It is a fact that severally, the former President has
dissociated himself from owning any social media account.
Therefore, it is highly disappointing that such sensitive Twitter
post would be allowed to go on air without verification by the
African Independent Television (AIT).

“There was no meeting with the Vice President anywhere. I was at
the Airport and was informed that he was around in the Lounge and
out of courtesy; I felt I should go and greet him. We met, greeted
and exchanged pleasantries and I left. That was all.

“The station should have been very professional and not causing
confusion and heating up the polity. That I am not operating any
social media account should not be strange to a station like AIT,
and for that embarrassment, the Vice President and I deserve an
apology,” Obasanjo said.

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