Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant, Public Communication,
Phrank Shaibu has asked ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to apologise to
the former Vice President and the military.
The Director of Special Projects and New Media of the
Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council made a coup allegation last week.
Fani-Kayode accused Atiku, presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and military generals of a secret meeting ahead
of the general elections.
The All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain was grilled on
Monday by the Department of State Services, DSS, and will return to the
headquarters on Wednesday for further questioning.
Speaking to reporters at the APC national secretariat, the
politician admitted he could have made the comment cautiously and would guard
subsequent utterances
In a statement Tuesday night, Shaibu noted that an apology
will prove that Fani-Kayode is “truly remorseful of his self-confessed lie”.
“Fani-Kayode’s regret is a step in the right direction, but
this is not sufficient. Who exactly is he apologising to? He needs to be
specific
“He needs to apologise to Waziri Atiku Abubakar for trying
to impugn his character. He also needs to apologise to the military for
denigrating that revered institution.”
With more than two million followers across social media
platforms, the lawyer ought to understand the implication of libel, Shaibu
stressed.
Atiku’s aide said apart from the “criminal aspect” of the
Twitter post, Fani-Kayode also committed defamation and should apologise for
his “inane insinuations”.
The former VP’s camp asked the former minister to tender a
public apology to Atiku in three newspapers and their online editions “for
seven days consecutively beginning from Wednesday.
“There should be a fine line between political propaganda
and crime. When a person in the calibre of a former minister is unable to
differentiate between the two, it becomes worrisome,” the statement added.
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