This misinformation has reached the organizers of Miss Bayelsa Beauty Pageant(Toplinks Production Int'l LTD) and today November 4th 2016 an official press release was made by the CEO/Chairman of Toplinks Production Int'l LTD,Barr.Francis.o.Wainwei. Read the press release below...
PRESS RELEASE
This is to notify the general public
especially social media practitioners that Mr Richard Franklin, who was
arrested by the Nigeria Police force for allegedly raping a 16 years old girl
is not a staff or a member of Toplinks Production Int’l LTD, the
organizers of Miss Bayelsa beauty
pageant.
The said Mr Richard Franklin is not in any way
connected to the Miss Bayelsa beauty pageant .Therefore, social media
practitioners and all other media houses should stop associating Mr Richard
Franklin With the Miss Bayelsa beauty Pageant .Failure to heed this call shall
lead to legal actions against anyone or group found publishing malicious
stories in respect of the said incident.
The Miss Bayelsa beauty pageant is a reputable
platform created since 2001 and has never been involved in any scandal because
it is driven by passionate, credible and seasoned men of integrity.
Toplinks Production
Int’l LTD (organizers of Miss Bayelsa beauty pageant) therefore condemns media
houses such as Instablog 9ja,Dailypostng,Skybase news and Notabella blog for associating Miss Bayelsa Beauty Pageant
with the said Mr Richard Franklin.
We are calling on Notabella blog,Dailypostng,Skybase
news and Instablog 9ja to immediately remove their false publications and tender apologies to Toplinks Production Int’l LTD via same media they used to publish the
stories or face legal actions from Toplinks Production Int’l LTD (organizers of
Miss Bayelsa beauty pageant).
We implore
media houses to confirm their stories before going to the press . This is to
avoid misinforming the public and
tarnishing the names of reputable
organizations as instablog 9ja, Dailypostng,Skybase
news and notabella blog have just done.
All media
houses are therefore put on notice that any publication associating Miss Bayelsa beauty pageant with Richard
Franklin shall be addressed with necessary legal actions.
Signed by
Barr.Francis.O.Wainwei
Chairman/CEO Toplinks
Production Int’l Ltd
CHECKOUT OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FROM LEADERSHIPNG..http://leadership.ng/news/556914/police-arrest-beauty-pageant-organiser-over-rape-of-16-year-old-girl
