Jimoh Ibrahim opens up on alleged insult on ex-president Jonathan
- Jimoh Ibrahim says he did not insult Goodluck Jonathan as he holds the former president in high esteem
- The ex-Ondo gubernatorial aspirant also denies attacking Fani-Kayode
- He says Jonathan is a brother and a quintessential gentleman
Jimoh Ibrahim, former Ondo state governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed news reports quoting him to have insulted ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to Ibrahim, he could not have hauled invectives at Jonathan, who he holds in high esteem.
In a statement he personally signed and made available to The Punch on Thursday, April 13, Ibrahim disowned the Twitter account being quoted by news outlet as the platform on which he attacked Jonathan.
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He also dissociated himself from similar attack on a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who was the Director of the Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation for the 2015 general elections.
Jimoh Ibrahim denies insulting ex-president Jonathan
Ibrahim said: “My attention has been directed to certain statements purportedly issued by me through a Twitter account in which invectives were hurled on ex-President Jonathan. In the same vein, my attention was also drawn to the fact that such vituperation had also been directed at Chief Femi Fani-kayode.
“I wish to reiterate that I do not own or maintain any Twitter account either directly or by proxy. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is a brother and a quintessential gentleman and I hold him in high esteem. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is a bosom brother and friend of utmost regard.
“The general public is hereby put on notice to disregard any statements emanating from the said fake Twitter account.”
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Earlier, it was reported that Jimoh Ibrahim called former President Goodluck Jonathan a notorious armed robber with a doctorate.
Ibrahim had reportedly used a Twitter page @JimohIbrahimOFR to make his comment against the former president.
NAIJ.com had gathered that the tweet came after the House of Representatives ad-hoc panel summoned Jonathan concerning the contract of Oil Prospecting license (OPL) 245.
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