Controversial Nigerian blogger, Kemi Olunloyo, has called for the sack of Stephanie Busari, the Supervising Producer of Cable News Network (CNN) Africa, over tweet.
Igbere TV reports that Busari had challenged Blogger Olunloyo to provide evidence of working for the company for two decades.
Busari’s challenge came after the Blogger claimed that she has 20-year history with the US based popular cable station.
“Some of these fools following me have no idea I spent 20 years @cnn in 5 different capacities. They don’t even know that the CNN they watch here is not exact same as CNN USA”, Olunloyo wrote, while berating her followers for doubting her credentials.
Reacting, however, the CNN chief, Busari wrote; “I have not seen any evidence of this work for CNN beyond a few rambling interviews for some of the shows in 2009. Please enlighten me @HNNAfrica on your 20 year history with CNN.”
The response, however, did not go down well with the Blogger who insisted that the CNN producer must apologize to her for being unruly. This is even as Nigerians continued to drag Olunloyo on Twitter to back up her claims with proof.
Moments later, the controversial Blogger took to Twitter to call for Busari’s removal from the cable station.
She wrote; “@CNNPR I am requesting an apology or REMOVAL of @stephaniebusari from the African bureau on my history at the Cable News Network since 1994. If contributors “rambled”, ppl like @AprilDRyan won’t be working @cnn today or poor content dominates.
“Busari was 17yrs in high school when I was 30yrs, approached by CNN Medical in DC while I was the Director of a satellite outpatient pharmacy @HopkinsMedicine in East Baltimore to do a RAVE drugs story. Her attempt to disgrace my work history in the eyes of Nigerians is disgraceful.
“As @camanpour said, we journalists are not supposed to take sides or be neutral. WE ARE SUPPOSED to come only for the truth. When viral ireporters, contributors, partners, p/t employees are ridiculed, CNN has no content. I expect a reply tweeted or sent to my DM. Thank you.”
She subsequently attached an open letter to the tweet via Instagram.
It read:
“Now comes @cnnafrica Correspondent #StephanieBusari who’s shameless attempt to discredit my 20 year work history in 5 capacities @cnn FAILED. When I started contributing my talents to CNN starting 1994-2014 as a content producer, viral ireporter, guest expert and contributor at Larry King Live (as the only Nigerian reporter on that show twice) American Morning, AC360, CNN.com, Now defunct CNN Radio, CNN Medical in Washington now CNN Health, Busari was in secondary school at 17yo. Ignorance does not excuse stupidity. I have worked for & in the Washington, New York, Los Angeles bureaus as well as CNN Center and world headquarters in Atlanta. It is untotally called for to engage my resume/CV history on her work platform because of her failure to get the Dakolo story on air. I understand how many people are sympathetic to Busola Dakolo’s fabricated story but keep emotions out of it. Journalists must come for the truth not be neutral. I am the only reporter investigating this delicate story with a web of falsehood that you reporters with big Media outlets should be doing. Something similar happened with Morayo Afolabi Brown of TVC last week as well questioning my battle with #PTSD. The damage is so extensive that I cannot fix it anymore. More and more people are using it against me questioning my work. I forgave Morayo knowing what can happen at TVC to avoid a firing bloodbath over there. Media professionals must be careful in this sensitive rape case. I will be in touch with CNN Public relations later this afternoon to file a complaint calling Atlanta, USA. I’m not a Busola or Biodun sympathizer. I’m only standing for the truth. PERIOD #kemitalksmedia #kemiolunloyo #IJCoza #Nigeria #kemiolunloyo #cozapastor #cozaabuja #cozagate #pastorstepdown #pastorbiodunfatoyinb #biodunfatoyinbo #BusolaDakolo #TimDakolo #HOTR #IJKemi”
Igbere TV reports that Olunloyo had come under fire recently for accusing wife of singer Timi Dakolo, Busola of lying about her rape accusations against the Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo.
Olunloyo, daughter of former Oyo state governor, Omololu Olunloyo, said she came to the conclusion that Dakolo was lying after investigations, which some social media users scoffed at.
