The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Particular Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi.
The suspension by the governor follows Ajetunmobi’s “misrepresentation of info on his private ‘X’ account on a previous incident,”
This disclosure is contained in a brief assertion titled, ‘Governor Sanwo-Olu suspends aide.’ and issued by the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
Sanwo-Olu within the assertion stated that the state authorities beneath his administration rejects any type of extra-judicial punishment and won’t be a part of it.
The assertion reads, ‘’ Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended his Senior Particular Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi.
‘’Mr. Ajetunmobi’s suspension comes on the heels of the misrepresentation of info on his private “X” account on a previous incident.
‘’The Governor needs to state categorically that his administration frowns at any type of extra-judicial punishment and won’t be part of any such motion. That isn’t who we’re. That isn’t our approach.’’
The remark by the state authorities is coming days after the governor’s media aide had in a now-deleted put up on X on November 23, alleged that these people who burnt down the property housing media group, Tv Continental (TVC), in the course of the 2020 #EndSARS protests had been “hunted down and executed”.
The suspended aide additionally said that one of many “executed” arsonists was a younger boy (identify undisclosed) who traded in cooking gasoline across the Ketu space of the state.
Ajetunmobi posted, “The total story of people that burnt down TVC in 2020 shall be advised sooner or later, with gory clips and pictures. One factor to notice: majority of them have been hunted down and executed,” he wrote on X along with his deal with @Riddwane
“One in all them, a younger boy buying and selling in cooking gasoline round Ketu, was discovered with an AK-47 on the website. Even his neighbours had been shocked. However the full gist is healthier saved for later.”
Reacting to a put up by an X person who sought clarification on the assertion, he stated, “Lol… you wish to create a story in your head. What’s extrajudicial killing right here? A number of the folks had been chased by troopers and an trade of fireplace occurred.
“Then arsonists had been overpowered and killed within the course of. Others ran away. Is that an extra-judicial killing to you?”
Ajetunmobi in response to a narrative by a media platform stated he was quoted out of context, noting that no extra-judicial killing was insinuated in his earlier remark.
He stated, ‘’My solely and remaining response to this misrepresentation…
‘’This excerpt was quoted out of context and there have been a sequence of feedback made beneath the identical put up, which higher defined what was meant. Like I did additional defined beneath the stated tweet, no extra-judicial killing was insinuated.’’
The suspended media aide stated the phrase “executed” was erroneously used and never meant within the context of that informal dialog.
He insisted that what was written in the whole dialog mirrored his private opinion and never the place of any authority or entity he works for.
He famous that the put up and different feedback had been taken down, even earlier than the publication.
