Following
an article in which he stated that he had intimate relationships with a number
of women of Igbo extraction, including Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Mrs
Bianca Ojukwu, former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has tendered an
apology.
Fani-Kayode’s
article, A Word For Those That Call Me a Tribalist had placed him at the
receiving end of bashing over the social and print media.
In a
letter signed by his Press Secretary, Bisi Lawal, it was disclosed that the
former Minister has reached out to two of the ladies concerned and has
personally conveyed his “unreserved apology” to them. The letter reads inter
alia:
“Chief
Femi Fani-Kayode expresses his deepest regrets for mentioning the names of that
he was once associated with in his last article titled ”A Word For Those Who
Say I am A Tribalist”. He meant no harm by doing so and neither did he at any
point make references to having had any sexual relations with any of these
ladies when they were associated with him as is being suggested by some members
of the public. He was simply trying to emphasise the fact that he has nothing
against the Igbo people and that his friendship with these three ladies in
particular over the years provided some evidence of that.
For the
record he has not seen Madame Chioma Anasoh, Chief Adaobi Kate Uchegbu and
Ambassador Bianca Onoh in many years and he admits that it was inappropriate
for him to have mentioned their names in the essay, to use them as a point of
reference in a public discussion or to make any references whatsoever to the
nature of their past association. All references to them have been erased from
the updated version of the essay.
Chief
Fani-Kayode has reached two of the ladies concerned and he has personally
conveyed his unreserved apology to them both and to their families for his
indiscretion. He shall endeavour to reach the third lady to do the same in the
next few days. Chief Fani-Kayode has nothing more to say on this matter and
would prefer to remain focused on issues of national importance and not of a
personal nature.”
The
former Minister also offered an explanation on twitter as he stated that “I did
not apologize for my essays, I merely apologized for mentioning the names of
three old friends in it. That is all.”
Readers also read related blog: Much Ado About Affair : Femi Fani-Kayode and Bianca Ojukwu in a cobweb of criticisms
Source:The Street Journal
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