Arise Television, known more for its unduly aggressive reportage against the foremost presidential candidate in the country, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has tendered what it termed ‘Most Sincere’ apology to the revered national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over a fake report that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a forfeiture investigation against Tinubu.
The Broadcast Station had reported that INEC has begun an inquiry into a case of criminal forfeiture against Tinubu.
In its report on Sunday morning, the Management of the broadcast station apologised to Tinubu over its concocted report after INEC publicly dismissed it as fake.
“Of criminal forfeiture of funds, linked to narcotics, smuggling conspiracy and money laundering against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we Arise News that carried the news, which is now been denied after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , and we apologise most sincerely to the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the earlier broadcast,” the statement read.
Recall Theliberationnews reported that INEC had in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Saturday, described the report as the handiwork of mischief makers.
“A press release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since yesterday Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
It claims that the commission has commenced investigation into a case of criminal forfeiture against one of the Presidential candidates in the forthcoming general election and is liaising with a Court in the United States of America in pursuit of same to determine possible violation of our guidelines or the Electoral Act 2022.
“We wish to state categorically that the said press release did not emanate from the commission nor is it pursuing the purported course of action. It is the handiwork of mischief makers and utterly fake.”
Okoye said statements from the INEC are uploaded to the INEC Press Corps platform and simultaneously disseminated through the commission’s website and official social media handles.
