Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State Governor, has accepted the public apology tendered by the management of Fresh FM, over a broadcast that named him as a co-owner of Oyo state's central abattoir.
Insideoyo reported that this was made known in a press release by Mr Bolaji Tunji, the governor's Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy, on Tuesday. The statement conveyed the governor's acceptance of the apologies, which is being aired on the station.
According to insideoyo, in a public apology signed by the Chairman of the station, Mr Yinka Ayefele and the Presenter of Political Circuit, the programme on which the offensive statement was aired, the station had apologized to the governor for the 'unguarded statement' of its studio and guest analyst, Dare Adekanmbi, who defamed the governor.
Speaking on the apology, the governor said he had decided to put the matter behind him following appeals by Ayefele and Brown.
The statement released by Fresh FM read, "The chairman and management of FreshFM wish to formally tender its (sic) unreserved apologies to His Excellency, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State and the Oyo State Government for the false statement, alignment, misinterpretation as broadcast in our Saturday political programme, titled Political Circuit.
The governor said his gentle reaction to the issue was in the spirit of Easter and Ramadan, adding that offences are inevitable because no one is perfect.