Dokpesi Bans AIT From Airing Son's COVID-19 Comments

AFNews recalls that Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, had complained that he was discharged having earlier contracted COVID-19, without seeing results of tests conducted by the agency.

He said he was not given any documentary evidence of his status, and that he had to take it in good faith that he was COVID-19 positive.

"Whilst I can attest to my improvement in physical health and wellbeing, I regret to say that since my initial test to date, I have never seen any documentary evidence of any test result,ÔÇØ he stated.

"I take it in trust and good faith that the NCDC pronounced me COVID-19 positive and that they have now also pronounced me COVID-negative. I will appreciate it if the documentary records of the various tests on me and members of my family are made available for our medical records,ÔÇØ Dokpesi Jnr said after recovering from COVID-19.

In a dated May 17 2020, and addressed to the chairman (his son), general managing director (GMD), managing director (MD) AIT and other top members of the management team, Dokpesi urged AIT to stop airing those comments for now.

He disclosed that some senior citizens had suggested that he should have written to the presidential task force on COVID-19 to express his grievances.

Dokpesi said: "I write to kindly request you to discontinue referencing the comments and views expressed by both the founder - high chief Engr. A.A Dokpesi, OFR and the chairman - chief Raymond Paul Dokpesi Jnr in all your news bulletins and in fact bring them down from all your official websites for now.

"Very senior citizens and elders have argued and [i] agree with them that I should have addressed a private letter to the PTF and the presidency rather than cast aspersions on their methods thereby creating doubt in the minds of the public. I also agreed to an immediate truce.

"We must never be construed to be using ownership of the platform to promoting our personal agenda or settling some scores with perceived opponents.ÔÇØ

He told the staff to leave the fight for another day and also keep all the original footages.