Social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa has apologized for an insensitive tweet directed at Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the woes of Modupe Odele known as Moe.
Omojuwa who has led calls against police brutality on Twitter and who was one of the #EndSARS leaders said he now knows that the VP has been championing an end to police brutality.
In a series of tweets, he explained that there was no malice in his earlier tweets which he has now deleted.
“I’d love to withdraw this tweet about the VP Osinbajo and also apologise for it. I have a better understanding of what happened and his effort to ensure the right thing is being done. My tweet was posted because of my own commitment towards respect for the rule of law.
He added that, “These are the same battles the VP himself is fighting. There was no malice in my position. It is just important that we continue to put our leaders on their toes. Again, I am sorry for this tweet,” he said.
He pointed out that he was not apologizing because of the hate tweets that were directed at him after he had a go at the Vice President.
It would be recalled that Moe was denied access to leave Nigeria and that her passport was seized. The officials who took her passport said she was under investigation although she claims she was not told why she was being investigated.
Providing an update on her situation, she wrote; “Hello people, I went to retrieve my passport today but was told this: We cannot release your passport because you are still under investigation. As of now, I’m not aware of any charges against me or what I am under investigation for.”
To which Omojuwa responded with, “If they bully fellow #EndSARS protesters, they’d hope that they’d scare you into silence. It is a shame that Prof Osinbajo sits comfortably while his government returns Nigeria to its autocratic days. A massive shame. I wonder who he sees in the mirror these days. Shame!!!
