Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni, has apologised for violating the traffic law and raining insults at the police.
The broadcaster said he was sorry for being in the news for the wrong reason, on the television’s Morning show on Wednesday.
“Good morning viewers. As many of you know in the last two days I have been in the news for the public and for all my colleagues here on Arise News Channel,” he said.
“I would, therefore, like to apologise to all parties over what transpired during the incident with the police when I was stopped for driving on a bus lane, I cannot and dare not lay claims to knowing it all.
“Lessons have been learnt from this entire episode and this has been a most humbling experience for me. I would also like to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who have reached out to me in the last two days for their guidance and counseling.”
The broadcaster was found guilty of violating the traffic law in Lagos state on Tuesday.
In a tweet, the spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the broadcaster was fined N70,000.
On Monday, he broke the traffic law by taking the BRT lane and lashed out at officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) who impounded his vehicle.
Mr Oseni, known for his spirited approach during Arise TV’s flagship programme, The Morning Show, has been the subject of social media discourse since he posted on his Twitter account about the incident.
‘Rufai’ started to trend on Twitter on Monday and continued Tuesday along with ‘BRT Lane.’
A video that emerged Tuesday showed Mr Oseni raining insults at the traffic officers who were sitting in their patrol van.
During an Instagram session on Tuesday, he justified his expression, ‘I will call the governor’ that has been widely condemned by Nigerians. “I said I will call the government and I have a right to say I will call the governor of a state because he is the chief security officer,” he said.
“If I didn’t feel treated otherwise. I have a right to say that. The only part I apologize for was when I use expletives ‘…bastards’ I apologize for that.
“But I will call them governor. I have every right to say that.”
