Delete claim, offer unqualified apology - Bridget Otoo chases presidential staffer over 'London lie'

Broadcaster Bridget Otoo is demanding a retraction and apology from a presidential staffer whom she has accused of spreading falsehoods about her overseas travel history.

Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, responding to a critical post aimed at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the broadcaster, suggested that Bridget had once been stranded in London.

"Perhaps it's time you tell your husband and the world about the night you were stranded in London. I await your reply patiently," Teiko posted on X in response to Bridget's critique.

In her reply, the Metro TV journalist wrote: "I haven’t been to London before. Let's try another country,"

In her follow-up post on the issue, she challenged Nii Teiko to substantiate his claim or remove his post and issue an unqualified apology to her.

"We are approaching 48 hours since this tweet was posted. I expect the head of social media at the presidency to prove his allegation or remove the tweet and offer an unqualified apology to me. No, I've never been to the UK or London before, but just imagine if I had, and consider what he is insinuating. It's in your own interest to do so," her post from May 2, 2024, read.

X users, reacting to her demand, are asking her to sue the presidential staffer for defamation instead.

"His tweet was very distasteful. The insinuations alone could be grounds for a lawsuit. Such statements can end a marriage or a relationship. What is he implying happened in London? @Bridget_Otoo, this should not be just about apologies," one X user wrote.

"You could pursue a $2 billion lawsuit," another suggested.

"This is how you can win at least 10 million cedis. Sue the individual and the presidency or the Flagstaff House. First, establish in court that his social media activities are part of his job. Second, prove that he sometimes receives information from his superiors for social media. Then sue," another advised.

"Madam, you have a 200 thousand Ghana cedi lawsuit on your hands… and trust me, you will win easily. They have provided the evidence themselves; it was premeditated—a well-planned act of character defamation, clear proof of power abuse. Sue them!" a fourth commenter added.

Bridget's original post related to a recent viral video where the president was seen asking some chiefs to stand and greet him at a function.

Teiko, an Executive Assistant at the Office of the President at Jubilee House, has not provided any evidence to support his claim at the time of this report.

SARA

See the X exchange below:

We are approaching 48 hours since this tweet came up. I expect the head of social media at the presidency to establish his allegation, or take the tweet down and render an unqualified apology to me.

No. I've never bn to UK or London b4 but imagine for a second if i had and what… https://t.co/IqGoOnxKdd
— Bee (@Bridget_Otoo) May 2, 2024