Connect with us

Reports

Presidency Recalls Punch Reporter Adetayo Back To Aso Villa

Published

on

Chairman Villa Chapel,

“We just got a clearance from Malam Lawal Daura, the DG SSS to recall Lekan to the Villa. 

“Please come along with him tomorrow. The Special Adviser on Media, Femi Adesina and I will resolve the issues. 

“Pls advise the Correspondents and the rest of your members to handle this with maturity. It will not help anyone to start daring the security. 

“Lekan should be assured that he is safe. We will straighten out everything.” – Garba Shehu, SSAP (Media and Publicity), Abuja

With the above words, the Nigerian Presidency announced the recall of the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo.

Adetayo, who was attached to the State House, Abuja, had barely 10 hours, been expelled from the beat.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a message addressed to the Chairman of the State House Press Corps, Malam Ubale Musa.

The presidential spokesman revealed that the recall of Adetayo followed the intervention of the Director-General of the Department for State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura.

According to him, his office and that of the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity will resolve the issue on Tuesday.

It would be recalled Adetayo was interrogated on Monday afternoon by the office of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the president over a story the presidency considered offensive.

The correspondent, who spent about 45 minutes with his interrogators, was later escorted out of the Presidential Villa by security operatives after picking his belongings from the Press Gallery of the Council Chamber.

See also  Outrageous: Suspected Ritualist Cuts Off Girl’s Breast

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, however, posted on his twitter handle on Monday evening that his office was not consulted before Adetayo was expelled from the Villa by the CSO.

According to him, an amicable solution to the matter is being worked out by relevant offices in the Villa, adding that President Buhari does not intend to muzzle the media in any way.

© Copyright 2017 www.elombah.com; send eyewitness accounts/reports/articles to publisher@elombah.com; follow us on twitter @Elombah; like our Facebook page: Elombah.com; join us on WhatsApp HERE

For advert placement call us on +447460770987, +2349050382526


For Diaspora Digital Media Updates click on Whatsapp, or Telegram. For eyewitness accounts/ reports/ articles, write to: citizenreports@diasporadigitalmedia.com. Follow us on X (Fomerly Twitter) or Facebook

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest from DDM TV

Latest Updates

Your Attacks on Peter Obi Are Petty, Stop It! Chekwas Rebukes Soludo

2025 UTME: JAMB Opens Probe Into 6,458 Candidates

Imo Govt Bans Pupils’ Graduation Parties

Police Arrest Boko Haram Founder’s Son

FG to Give Cash Transfers to 2.2m Poor Nigerians by August End

Global Card: Fidelity Bank Hits Milestone As Fidelity Naira Card Accepted Globally

U.S. Hits Nigerians with New Visa Rules

25% of Nigerian men not biological fathers of their children — Report

Warri kingdom erupts in colours as Olu marks 4th coronation

Bye-election: How market — Onanuga mocks Obi, Atiku, El-Rufai after ADC loss

Subscribe to DDM Newsletter for Latest News

Get Notifications from DDM News Yes please No thanks