Former aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has asked the management of Arise TV and their reporter Oseni Rufai to tender an unreserved apology for making unverified claims about President Bola Tinubu’s Academic record at Chicago University, News About Nigeria reports.
Mr Fani-Kayode in a tweet on Friday suggested that Mr Rufai Oseni lied about his pupported discovery that Tinubu did not attend the university.
“Rufai Oseni lied on air, on Monday, November 28, 2022, that Chicago State University was subpoenaed and that on the basis of that subpoena, Chicago State University denied that Bola Tinubu attended their university. He flat-out called me out for saying that I physically went to Chicago State University to verify that Bola Tinubu did, in fact, attend that university. Even though I produced incontrovertible evidence that I did. Even after I provided phone numbers and email addresses for verification, Rufai Oseni did a video, which Obidients circulated, insulting me and calling me a liar,” Mr Fani Kayode in a tweet said.
His comment came after Chicago State University on Thursday gave conditions to release Tinubu’s academic profile at the institution.
Mr Fani-Kayode asked Arise TV and Oseni Rufai to apologise to him for the damage they tried to do to his reputation.
“When are Arise Television and Rufai Oseni going to publicly apologise to me for the damage they tried to do to my reputation during that interview? And when is Rufai Oseni going to answer for the death threats he made against me to my brother, which were recorded? I will not take it lightly, and I am a meticulous record keeper with the memory of an elephant,” he added.
