Popular on air personal Matse Uwatse has made an official statement after reports that she has been fired from her job at radio station Nigerian Info 99.3, two years after moving to the station from Wazobia FM where she worked for many years.
Read what she wrote:
Dear all,
compliments of the day to you. I believe a lot of you must have heard of the recent termination of my job as an OAP (On Air Personality) on 99.3 Nigeria Info Fm. Well, it is true. I have read on several blogs that I was sacked for being arrogant, rude etc. Even recently that I lacked discipline. If I lacked discipline, I wouldn’t be successful in my career. I believe discipline, integrity and honesty goes hand in hand with true success. Ask those who have met and known me and they will tell you that this is what I live for.
I am not perfect, I have made mistakes but who is perfect? I prefer to be silent on matters like this but since silence is assumed to be consent, I will not consent to my hard earned reputation being dragged to the gutters. I worked too hard for it. On the 2nd of September 2013 while on admission at First Consultant Medical Centre, Lagos. I received an email while on my sick bed, announcing my termination. Honestly, I was not angry but a bit shocked. I had been too sick lately due to my pregnancy and was not at my best but I expected my company to be supportive of me. Yes, I wanted them to be supportive of me because I had worked hard over the years to bring them much glory.
I know that I will see all sorts of articles and comments to discredit me but I simply ask this of you all. If you have ever met me and I was unpleasant to you, feel free to vent but If you don’t know the real me and all you have heard are insinuations, hold your peace. I love people and always wish them well. My mentees and honest colleagues will testify to this.I love progress because I believe the sky is big enough for all the birds to fly. AIM Consultants. I am not mad at you. I believe when one door closes, another one opens.
I have served you well over the years, brought you accolades. So please, let me go in peace and insiders in the Organisation who do not like guts should not use it as an opportunity to tear me down. I am a good person and YOU ALL KNOW THIS! God bless AIM Consultants, I learnt a lot from you and I am grateful. God bless us all!
Matse is a very good and intelligent girl who really has worked hard to earn her reputation. I came to know and love wazobia fm because of the adroit and able way Yaw & Matse packaged the station on air. I felt bad when she left the station but then moved on with her to Nigeria Info. I have come to also meet other very intelligent and good people like Seun & Yop at this station. We did not hear any untoward statement made about her when she was still single; so why now that she has just got married. I would think that Nigeria info has not been fair to her.No one is perfect and I think the company should have accomodated her inuances (as the case may be) within this period that she is transiting from single girl status to married life. Once there is life, there is hope. Move on Matse. It is well with you.