MUST READ: APC governor begs over sponsored media attacks on his person
– Governor Rauf Aregbesola has urged the media to verify the authenticity of information against him before going to press
– Aregbesola said despite the media attacks, his administration will not be deterred in its resolve to take the state to an enviable height
Governor Rauf Aregbesolan
Embattled governor of Osun state, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has urged the media to verify the authenticity of information against him before going to press.
Aregbesola who has been in the centre of religious crisis in the state over the use of Hijab by Muslim students in government secondary schools said his administration will not be deterred in its resolve to take the state to an enviable height.
He stated this when he hosted reporters at a fast-breaking dinner, tagged: “Iftar with Ogbeni”, at the banquet hall of the government House in Osogbo.
“My joy tonight is that our state continues to survive despite the mischievous, desperate and malicious contents in some sections of the media against our government. Unfortunately, the media in recent times have portrayed our government as one of the worst in the country, whereas the reverse is the case.
“It has erroneously portrayed us as a famished state. About this time last year, it was as if heaven would fall. It was as if the world was collapsing in our state. What churches do normally became an opportunity to portray us as a famine-stricken state. One person even went to the extent of donating his wardrobe allowance.
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“Everything was made to look as if people were dying on the streets. Recently, I still read in our papers that we are owing salaries, while the reverse is the case. I have decided to ignore such tantrums.
“Available records have shown that there is no iota of doubt that some journalists have demonstrated their hatred for us through their adamant disposition to falsehood, baseless and unfounded claims against our noble political voyage.
“I wonder why they find it difficult to display high sense of commitment to journalistic ethics and media professional code of conduct despite the conspicuous realities.
“The pertinent question is that whether or not the media assesses itself, facts must always be disseminated and reported, and it is on the basis of this we have always advised media experts to support the dissemination of reliable, accurate, objective, authentic, impersonal, non-sensational and factual news.”
Aregbesola reaffirmed his commitment towards the completion of projects, saying no stone would be left unturned to give the people the dividends of democracy.
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He promised to continue on the template of good governance and pro-masses policies, saying “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”
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