Our attention has been drawn to a story with a misleading caption, “OGUN 2023: I Was Arrested For Fraud In U.S, But APC Lacks Power To Disqualify Me – Governor Abiodun Boast”, in some online newspapers, which was also published on our website, www.genesismediahouse.wordpress.com, it was so unfortunate that we ignorantly felt reluctant to verify the Informations, that was culled from People’s Gazette, Nairaland and 9jflaver, online news platform.
To say this story is fallacious is to say the least. It is an admission to the fact that the journalism profession, which we still hold as noble has been thrown to the dogs.
This particular story was purportedly from a letter written by Afe Babalola & Co, to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a response to a petition written by a political mercenary.
“Nowhere in the letter written by the Afe Babalola & Co. was there any admission by Prince Dapo Abiodun to have admitted to committing any crime.”
“The letter written by the governor’s lawyers was twisted and presented to suit a particular purpose best known to those that authored / sponsored it.”
It should, however, be noted that their obvious game plan is to discredit the governor and get through the backdoor, what they could not get through the ballot.
Prince Dapo Abiodun is unperturbed by this machination. Just like they failed in 2019, they will also fail this time around.
For the avoidance of the Newsreaders doubt, let it be noted that Prince Dapo Abiodun did not admit ever being convicted of any crime.
While we enjoined journalists to comply strictly to the ethics of their profession, we shall however not hesitate to take appropriate legal step against the purveyors of this blatant falsehood, says Alhaji Waheed Odusile, Honourable Commissioner For Information and Strategy, for the State Government.
We’re using this medium to apologize to the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and the Ogun State Government for joining hands in bringing such irrelevant news to the Governor’s name while we also announce to the general public that the management of GENESIS MEDIA HOUSE regret joining the queue of publishers to spread false Informations about the indefatigable silent achiever Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun (MFR).
EDITORIAL NOTE : This rejoinder was written by Daniel Olamide Saliu, the Publisher of GENESIS MEDIA HOUSE, and some quotes, culled from the Ogun State Government Press Released.