She says that she does not stand for abortions, and she made a mistake.
Big Brother Naija season seven winner level up winner, Josephina Otabor alias Phyna, has tender a public apology for the damage caused by her controversial take on the issue of abortion following the backlash it caused on the internet.
She admitted her mistake in making a generalisation, stating that all women have had one or two abortions, during an interview with Chude Jideonwo. The reality star noted that she meant no harm and did not mean to make such a crass generalisation about all women.
Her statement read in part, “I write this statement to address the issues concerning an interview did months ago where I talked about a very sensitive topic and I inaccurately suggested “all” women have engaged in it. Firstly, I would like to address the fact that in as much as I was misunderstood, I didn’t mean to project it on every female gender. I will never encourage abortion especially not in this part of the world, where it can pose a great threat to the life of the person with the illegal and unhealthy procedures that surround it.”
She went on to add that she is focused on bettering herself and is working with non-governmental organisations to that effect.
“I admit that I was being too expressive in the heat of the interview hence my assertions. I will reiterate that abortion is not a thing I stand for and I should not be seen in that light and I admit to all mistakes made. In addition, I’m currently working with gender-based organisations and NGOs to provide sensitization, education about abortion and other societal issues prone to the girl child. I want to use this medium to thank my fans, friends and family for their constant love and support, I do not intend to let you down.”
This comes as a result of the backlash that followed her repeated public assertions regarding her take on the controversial abortion issue. Phyna had always been open about the fact that she has had two different abortion in her life, however, she made a stereotypical statement during an interview with Jideonwo.
Phyna ended up trending this past week for standing on her word and going further to say that women who ingest contraceptive pills have had abortions as well. Following this controversial statements, she got into a disagreement with a formal BBNaija house mate Princess because of her repeated statements. As a result of her statements, she suffered all sorts of backlash, and has now come to apologise.
