The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has sued the Independent Communications Network Limited, publishers of PM News for the sum of N1 billion.
This was disclosed in a release issued by Festus Adedayo, the governor's Special Adviser on Media.
The evening newspaper had on Tuesday published a piece entitled 'Anxiety over Florence Ajimobi's alleged arrest in UK' wherein it published a story purportedly written by an online agency named Newsleak which alleged that the wife of the governor had been arrested in London for money laundering.
According to the release, the government of Oyo State had the responsibility to ensure that the media does not become an instrument in the hands of blackmailers for such acts. "We want to state unequivocally that this report is not only wicked, it is the figment of the imagination of the writers. Mrs. Ajimobi was never arrested for any offence whatsoever. Even though our investigations have shown that this is the work of some arrowheads of the opposition, it was done in such an amateurish way that beats the imagination of any responsible reader," the release said. The government said that though it had a lot of respect for the media, there was the need to drag the runners of these media to court to explain the details of their reports to the rest of the world.
The government decried what it called dirty politicking by the opposition in the state who use the media for the propagation of their falsehood, stating that the courts would be able to compel those behind this wicked lie to provide details of the veracity or otherwise of their claims on the governor's wife. "News Release".
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The Met only give out such information when they know what you needed it for or know you because of Data Protection.
Political propaganda
OYO STATE GOVERNOR'S WIFE, MRS FLORENCE AJIMOBI. -Doesn't change anytin. The alleged rumour is still the life style of our leaders απϑ their family members. This very one may b a lie, but we all know its what our leaders are capable of. However, the Governor's wife was called for questioning by d UK police, so she may have done something wrong
MET will NEVER disclose any information due to the Data Protection Act
Hmm...Naija folks,we dangerous with rumours sha!
This went viral,i knew it was definitely rumour
The truth will surely come out
Vivien,don’t tell me you believe this,PM must have gotten d information right but bc ds govt have d money,so they used it to sue them
I still believe its true
People say ds is a dent on her person, I say there is no smoke without fire
This govt are liers
The woman is guilty
The woman in question where is her whereabout,is she in Nigeria or UK?
Vivien the woman is not innocent
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