Ogun Journalists Walk Out On Governor Abiodun Over Negligence

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

The long awaited crisis between Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and journalists in the state has finally occurred as journalists walked out of media briefing on Friday.

The briefing which had about a sixty journalists across all the media outfits was scheduled to hold by 2pm but could not hold as at after six in the evening which prompted the pressmen to leave in anger.

Many of the journalists who had arrived the governor’s office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta before the stipulated fixed time were angered by the governor’s disposition of keeping journalists waiting without minding their plights, hereby resolved unanimously to walk away from the place and went to their homes furiously.

It could be recalled that the state governor had on several occasions in his attempt to address the media failed to meet up with the briefing time as at when due, thus resorted in late reporting of stories by media men to their various offices.

Recent of such action was the media parley the governor scheduled at his country home in Iperu Remo, about fifty kilometers to Abeokuta, last Friday, April 24th, 2020, whereby journalists had to travel to the place for a briefing billed for 2pm, but could not leave the town until late at night due to governor’s delayed in addressing them.

With this development, it has become obvious that the long awaited crisis may escalate beyond measure as there seems to be no going back in the prevailing crisis.

Meanwhile, all attempts by governor Abiodun aides to pacify the already angered journalists proved abortive as the walked out lasted.