Fani-Kayode apologises to Bianca Ojukwu, 2 Igbo ladies, says he was misquoted

After his last syndicated opinion piece – A word for those that call me an Igbo-hater – in which he mentioned three ladies from the South East of the country as women with whom he had a “long-standing and intimate relationship” in other to prove a point that he was not tribalistic in his – libidinal – endeavours, former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has now tendered an apology to the women.


In a statement signed by his press secretary, Bisi Lawal, Fani-Kayode expressed his regrets to Madame Chioma Anasoh, Chief Adaobi Kate Uchegbu and Ambassador Bianca Onoh, describing them as “three distinguished ladies.”

He explained that he meant no harm by mentioning them and also denied that he claimed to have had sexual relations with them.
The statement said he did not at any point “make references to having had any sexual relations with any of these ladies when they were associated with him as is being suggested by some members of the public. He was simply trying to emphasise the fact that he has nothing against the Igbo people and that his friendship with these three ladies in particular over the years provided some evidence of that.”

The statement further stated that:

“For the record he has not seen Madame Chioma Anasoh, Chief Adaobi Kate Uchegbu and Ambassador Bianca Onoh in many years and he admits that it was inappropiate for him to have mentioned their names in the essay, to use them as a point of reference in a public discussion or to make any references whatsoever to the nature of their past association. All references to them have been erased from the updated version of the essay.

“Chief Fani-Kayode has reached two of the ladies concerned and he has personally conveyed his unreserved apology to them both and to their families for his indiscretion. He shall endeavour to reach the third lady to do the same in the next few days. Chief Fani-Kayode has nothing more to say on this matter and would prefer to remain focused on issues of national importance and not of a personal nature”