Blessing Okagbare Angry With GEJ Campaigners For Using Her Image Without Her Consent

Common Wealth gold medalist, Blessing Okagbare has expressed her anger at a body said to be working for President Goodluck Jonathan, who have used her image without seeking her consent.

The advert by GoodHouse Nigeria tagged GEJ Okagbare, which according to her, had been running on various social media in Nigeria and also on Youtube, is totally wrong.
Okagbare, took to her Twitter account on Thursday, to express her displeasure, as she tweeted:
“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.”

In a statement sent to Punch by her agent, Okagbare:

“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?”

And the gold medalist said 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 is right though or what do you think???