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Online Editor of Punch newspaper, John Abayomi was all over social media yesterday as Linda Ikeji’s blog alleged that he owns popular instagram page, Instablog9ja.
Mr. Abayomi however denied the claims that he owned Instablog.
It was gathered that Abayomi was summoned before the management board of Punch newspapers as the story broke on social media to explain .
Linda Ikeji in her blog alleged that Abayomi had been running the platform since 2015, combining it with his daily duty at the 42-year-old media house.
According to an inside source within the Punch Newspaper; “Abayomi was summoned into a high-level editorial meeting over the controversial story.”
The infringement in this case is regarded as ‘moonlighting’; a case where someone has a second job despite being in full employment with another employer which the management of Punch newspaper do not condone.
“Everyone is confused and asking questions. Mr Abayomi is a dedicated man who is always in the office. I wonder where he would get the spare time to handle a blog like Instablog9ja, so I think it is untrue until investigations are complete.” says source.
During the emergency meeting with his current employers, Abayomi denied the reports and described it as totally untrue he also vowed to sue Linda Ikeji for defamation of character.