Assault Saga: ‘I’m Embarrassed’ — CCT Spokesman Apologises For Error-Filled Statement

Ibraheem Alhassan, the spokesperson of the Code of Conduct
Tribunal (CCT), has apologised for releasing a poorly written
statement in the wake of the altercation involving Danladi Umar,
chairman of the CCT.

Umar was caught on video hitting a security man who had told him
his vehicle was parked in the wrong space at a plaza in Abuja.

In his defence, Ibraheem Al-Hassan, CCT spokesperson, said the
guard was rude and could not provide a reasonable explanation why
Umar should not park in the said space.

The official
statement issued by Al-Hassan^[1] to defend
his principal was littered with grammatical blunders and ethnic
slurs.

After receiving backlash for ethnicising the situation,
Al-Hassan claimed it was the CCT chairman who asked him to use
“Biafran boys” in the statement.

In another statement on Sunday, the spokesman described the
error-ridden statement as an “unedited draft” that had not received
authorisation.

“The incident of March 29, 2021, which became public via a viral
video clip caused very strong emotional sensations, pressure, and
worries that also got to us and impaired our response to it,” he
said.

“The disturbance led to the release of the draft and unedited
script to three professional colleagues of mine.

“But unfortunately, the statement found its way to the public
space through one of them, in its raw form. The colleague in
question has since apologised to me and I have accepted the apology
in good fate.

“I feel embarrassed and disappointed with criticism trailing the
leaked draft statement which has been described as riddled with
grammatical blunders and ethnic slur due to the poor
presentation.

“As a civil servant, I relate with Nigerians with respect and
dignity, not minding their religious or ethnic backgrounds.

“I wish to therefore tender my unreserved apology to Nigerians
and especially the Federal Ministry of Information & Culture, the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), the Nigerian Institution of Public
Relations (NIPR), and the Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) among
others over the unsavoury development.”

Ibraheem Alhassan, the spokesperson of the Code of Conduct
Tribunal (CCT), has apologised for releasing a poorly written
statement in the wake of the altercation involving Danladi Umar,
chairman of the CCT.

Umar was caught on video hitting a security man who had told him
his vehicle was parked in the wrong space at a plaza in Abuja.

In his defence, Ibraheem Al-Hassan, CCT spokesperson, said the
guard was rude and could not provide a reasonable explanation why
Umar should not park in the said space.

The official
statement issued by Al-Hassan^[1] to defend
his principal was littered with grammatical blunders and ethnic
slurs.

After receiving backlash for ethnicising the situation,
Al-Hassan claimed it was the CCT chairman who asked him to use
“Biafran boys” in the statement.

In another statement on Sunday, the spokesman described the
error-ridden statement as an “unedited draft” that had not received
authorisation.

“The incident of March 29, 2021, which became public via a viral
video clip caused very strong emotional sensations, pressure, and
worries that also got to us and impaired our response to it,” he
said.

“The disturbance led to the release of the draft and unedited
script to three professional colleagues of mine.

“But unfortunately, the statement found its way to the public
space through one of them, in its raw form. The colleague in
question has since apologised to me and I have accepted the apology
in good fate.

“I feel embarrassed and disappointed with criticism trailing the
leaked draft statement which has been described as riddled with
grammatical blunders and ethnic slur due to the poor
presentation.

“As a civil servant, I relate with Nigerians with respect and
dignity, not minding their religious or ethnic backgrounds.

“I wish to therefore tender my unreserved apology to Nigerians
and especially the Federal Ministry of Information & Culture, the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), the Nigerian Institution of Public
Relations (NIPR), and the Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) among
others over the unsavoury development.”