London City Councillor Sandy White was heckled as she formally apologized for her use of the ‘N-word’ at a press conference outside city hall on Thursday afternoon.

“I made a misstep and for this I apologize to all. This is my final comment,” White says.

But for London resident Ken Johnson, who yelled for White to step down, it’s not enough.

He says “Using the derogarory terms...especially in a multicultural city like London, as diverse as London is, she should step down.”

Meanwhile Councillor Harold Usher is now making an explosive allegation, saying he believes the racial slur was intended for him.

“I just told her that she has hurt a lot of people in this community, many of her friends and her constituents.”

Usher is referring to comments White made during Tuesday’s council meeting before using the controversial term.

At the time she said someone “on the commission said to me ‘Sandy, the children like it.’ I went ‘I’m done, that’s enough! They like drugs, they like alcohol, they like a lot of things but do we put that on the side of a bus?’ But if I had used words like [N-word], oh, then it would have made sense.”

White is referring to Usher as the ‘someone’ on the London Transit Commission, and Usher believes “If I didn’t make the comment about the kids then she wouldn’t have used that, for sure.”

He feels White used the ‘N-word’ to make him feel the same level of offense that women felt seeing the controversial photo of pop star Katy Perry on the side of a bus.

When asked about Usher feeling the comment was directed at him, White responded “Well he can continue to think that.”

Comment comes as thousands flock to city

It’s unclear if the apology will help repair the damage London Mayor Joe Fontana says the comment has caused as the city prepares to host 35,000 international visitors for the World Figure Skating Championships.

In a statement he called for a public apology and said “Councillor Sandy White’s choice of language during a debate last night at council was toxic and damaging not only to herself but to council and London.”

Other councillors say the focus needs to shift away from the issue if London wants to capitalize on the publicity around the upcoming event.