OBASANJO READS RIOT ACT TO AFRICA INDEPENDENT TELEVISION OVER FAKE TWITTER ACCOUNT
The former President expressed disappointment on the station’s failure to verify the fake Twitter Account before airing it on the station,stating that he was in Sokoto for the Zero Hunger project,as at the time the fake news was aired by the station
“It is a fact that severally, the former President have 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),” Akinyemi stated.
He equally expressed concern over continuous use of his name by suspected fraudsters on social media platforms, warning that offenders caught perpetrating the act, would be made to face prosecution immediately.
The former President further urged the media to always be professional in discharging their duties and should refrain from creating unnecessary confusion and heating up the polity.
“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’,Obasanjo explained.
“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.
