A former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has withdrawn the words he said to a journalist in a press conference yesterday.
A video went into circulation 
showing FFK hurling abusive words on a journalist for asking him an ‘offensive’ question in the conference.
showing FFK hurling abusive words on a journalist for asking him an ‘offensive’ question in the conference.
FFK
This outburst was greeted by several condemnation and finally, the former aviation minister has released a statement withdrawing his words.
Read below:
"I met with my advisors till late last night and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word “stupid” which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar.
"I have many friends in the media who I offended by losing my cool and using such words. I hereby express my regrets for doing so.
"I do however wish to state categorically that no threat of physical harm was ever made to the journalist in question and neither did I send anyone to threaten him. Anyone that says otherwise is lying and I challenge them to bring the proof.
"I would never seek to physically harm a journalist. For the last 30 years I have defended and worked with journalists and fought for the right of freedom of expression.
"I am also very close to many in that profession. I would be the last to seek to disparage those that are honorable and noble within its ranks.
"I hope that this will assuage the pain and anger of anyone that was hurt or offended by this ugly episode. I have now put this matter behind me and moved on. Now my tour of the South continues. Moving to yet another state today!
"I met with my advisors and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word "stupid" which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar. I have many friends in the media who I offended by losing my cool & using such words. I hereby express my regrets for doing so"
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) August 26, 2020
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