Firstnews editor, Olatunji resigns over newspaper’s apology to Gbajabiamila
SEGUN Olatunji, the General Editor of First News, has tendered his resignation following the controversy surrounding the online newspaper’s report about Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.
Olatunji’s resignation comes shortly after the management of the newspaper apologised to Gbajabiamila over the report published on its platform on January 29, 2024. Olatunji was arrested and assaulted for days by personnel of the Defence Intelligence Agency ( DIA).
Recounting his ordeal at the hands of the military personnel who kidnapped him, Olatunji said he was first put in a cell where his hands and legs were cuffed. Gunmen in military uniform kidnapped Olatunji when they invaded his residence at Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State, on March 15.
In his resignation letter dated May 8, 2024 and addressed to the Publisher/ Managing Director, First Media Network Limited, Olatunji, said: “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.
“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.”