THE former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said he holds former military President Ibrahim Babangida in high esteem and did not in any way asked him to apologise to Nigerians as was widely circulated on the social media.
He said the report credited to him calling on former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to apologise to Nigerians for helping to bring the country to its present level was a lie cooked by Comrade Issa Aremu who he asked to represent him at the 5th Triennial Delegate Conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PEGASSAN).
Denying in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Victor Oshioke Oshiomhole noted that his respect for Gen. Babangida has not wavered.
He said he was surprised that such a statement was wrongly credited to him.
Oshiomhole stated that he was invited to speak on the theme: “Emerging trends in the oil and gas Industry and its impact on labour movement in Nigeria”.
The statement reads: “In order to guide and properly articulate his position on the theme, Comrade Oshiomhole had a telephone conversation with Comrade Issa Aremu, where he gave the latter his perspectives on oil and gas.
“He did explain to Comrade Issa Aremu that the oil and gas sector needs diversification and deregulation to make the right investment that will lead to additional job creation and employment for Nigerians.
“Since it was essentially a union affair, discussions were to focus on how best to create an atmosphere that will stimulate further enterprise in the oil and gas sector in the overall interest of the Nigerian worker.
“It is true that there was no prepared speech handed over to Comrade Issa Aremu but the conversation Oshiomhole had with him spelt out the scope of the issues to be discussed.
“It is true that there was no prepared speech handed over to Comrade Issa Aremu but the conversation Oshiomhole had with him spelt out the scope of the issues to be discussed.
“There was nowhere during the conversation that the name of former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida featured with respect to his comments on restructuring or otherwise.
“We wish to state unequivocally that the view so expressed is entirely that of Comrade Issa Aremu and does not in any way represent the views of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. When a speaker is representing another speaker in any public speaking engagement, the rules are very clear.
“If the representing speaker wants to deviate from the mandate and brief given to him, he will clearly inform the audience without lumping his thoughts and views as though they represent those of the real speaker.
“Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s opinion of former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida was eloquently captured in a personally signed paid advertorial to mark IBB’s 75th birthday on the 17th August, 2016 in several newspapers.”
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