{"id":29157,"date":"2020-08-26T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=29157"},"modified":"2020-08-26T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:21:35","slug":"fani-kayode-apologises-for-outburst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fani-kayode-apologises-for-outburst","title":{"rendered":"Fani-Kayode apologises for outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has apologized for his comments against a Daily Trust newspaper reporter, Eyo Charles.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference in Calabar, Cross River State, last Thursday, the former presidential aide lost his cool after a question by Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Charles had asked Fani-Kayode who was funding his tour of States.<\/p>\n<p>This vexed the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain; he called the question an assertion.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of his outburst went viral, with many Nigerians and groups condemning his reaction.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday, Fani-Kayode expressed regrets and admitted he shouldn\u2019t have spoken in a derogatory way.<\/p>\n<p>A statement he sent to DAILY POST read: \u201cI met with my advisors till late last night and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word \u2018stupid\u2019 which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has apologized for his comments against a Daily Trust newspaper reporter, Eyo Charles. At a press conference in Calabar, Cross River State, last Thursday, the former presidential aide lost his cool after a question by Charles. Charles had asked Fani-Kayode who was funding his tour of States. 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