Segun Olatunji, the editor of FirstNews has tendered his resignation letter following an apology by the management of the organisation to Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Olatunji cited family’s safety in his resignation letter released to newsmen on Wednesday evening.
Grassroots Parrot recalls that the management of First News, in its apology letter, said it discovered that the said story contained falsehoods and fabricated details released as facts by a misleading source.
The medium also admitted that the publication was highly negligent on its part, therefore tendering an unreserved apology to the Chief of Staff to the President.
But the embattled Editor, in his swift reaction, stood by his story. He insisted that the publication was factual and the truth would be revealed with time.
Olatunji, in a statement, said his resignation was important for his and his family’s safety, adding that he was confident that the truth would prevail soonest.
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“In view of the latest development regarding the Gbajabiamila story and the stance of the company’s Management, I hereby tender my resignation as the General Editor of First News,” he said.
“It has become imperative for me to resign my appointment for the safety of my person and my family. However, I want to state that in no distant time, the truth will come out and then it’ll be my word against theirs.
“I hope the Management of First Media Network Limited, publishers of First News newspaper, will be magnanimous enough to fully settle the one-year outstanding salaries I am being owed, in no time.
“I thank the company’s management for giving me the opportunity to contribute my quota to its operations in the past four years.”
Also, Olatunji had earlier denied issuing an apology to the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President over the publication indicting him in the alleged $30 billion loot.
On March 15, unidentified armed men arrested Olatunji from his home in Lagos. They held him for two weeks until his release on March 28.