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Blessing Okagbare

The Punch
March 13, 2015.

Reigning African queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare has denounced the use of her image and footage by a body said to be working for President Goodluck Jonathan who is also the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, without seeking her consent.

An advertorial by GoodHouse Nigeria tagged GEJ Okagbare, which she said had been running on various electronic media in Nigeria and also on Youtube, the athlete said it was wrong for anyone to use her image or footage for a presidential campaign without seeking her approval. The PUNCH verified one of such videos on YouTube which expressively had the Commonwealth Games gold medallist in action. The video details achievements made by the government especially around the Nigerian railway system.

The Video Clip Below By GoodHouse Nigeria

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Okagbare who confirmed her displeasure over the development via Twitter from her base in Los Angeles, USA, on Thursday said that her attention was drawn to the advertorial by friends and relatives in Nigeria about two months ago

She said, “I just wanted to be patient at first, but my agent is not happy because he thinks I am a woman and very far from home too.

“Someone out there is using my image, footage and everything I have worked for to make money through advert and campaign without seeking my approval. If an advert is being made with my footage and I am not aware of it, it shows how some of my countrymen back home can be so selfish, disrespecting and have no regard for people’s privacy.”

Okagbare was quoted two years ago during the All Nigerian Open Championship in Calabar lamenting that the Federal Government of Nigeria was not doing enough to support her athletics career saying that the only support she got was from Delta State government.

Okagbare added in statement sent by her agent to The PUNCH, “Now, I am here struggling on my own to pay my coach, nutritionist, doctor and others to make sure I am in good shape for the All African Games and the IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China, later in the year, and some people back home are using my image and footage for presidential campaign advertorial without seeking for my approval.

“This is fraudulent because I am totally not in support of it. We called the people (GoodHouse Nigeria) and they denied using my image and footage for PDP presidential advertorial. Who did it then? Why are they lying?”

The star athlete told our correspondent that she was condemning the act because those involved were not doing the right thing whether for sports or business.

“It is not about financial support. It is about me and what I represent,” she said.

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Posted: at 13-03-2015 07:25 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

So, what is the next line of action? Seek redress by taking the medium airing it to court of law. Twitter, fb and whatever the social media you are complaining to will not help you out. Do it yourself!!!

Posted: at 13-03-2015 08:20 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

 

Posted: at 13-03-2015 09:47 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

if der nor call u com run, who u help

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Posted: at 13-03-2015 01:44 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

nice one, those are the so called educated fellas , thats  right infringement. they should know better, but they would do everything to retain their position.... bulll...shi..t

Posted: at 13-03-2015 04:56 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmm

Posted: at 13-03-2015 09:20 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Just call him , he will give u ur share

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Posted: at 14-03-2015 01:10 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

girl, do you know that wearing a sports wear, where Nigeria is inscript on it,

that you are already a property of Nigeria,

when you appear in anything about Nigeria, don´t complain too much.

just go to the right channel, you will get your share

Posted: at 14-03-2015 08:50 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

BUT IS NIGERIA THAT MADE YOU.
ARE YOU NOT A NIGERIAN?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITMEANS TO WEAR A NATIONAL WEAR?
MY FRIEND JUST GO A SHIT.
AFTER ALL, IT IS NOT YOU THAT THEY USED.
THEY USED SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU MONKEY.
YOU THINK SAY YOU FINE.
MY GRANDMA FINE PASS YOU

Posted: at 14-03-2015 09:45 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

WHAT'S HER STRESS? THE VOICE WAS THAT OF AN ENGLISH COMMENTATOR WHICH DID NOT SAY JONATHAN MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO WIN THE RACE EVEN THOUGH SHE WON UNDER JONATHAN'S TENURE AT GLASGOW COMMONWEALTH SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SHE JUST WANT TO TALK AND MAKE NOISE. IS SHE THE ONLY ONE PAYING FOR HER CAREER? WE ALL DID. WHO IS SHE?

Posted: at 14-03-2015 08:02 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming