The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general elections, Peter Obi, has demanded an apology from, Bayo Onanuga over his allegation, linking him as brain behind the planned protest across the country, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
Bayo Onanuga is a long time ally to the President Bola Tinubu and currently the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the President.
The Special Adviser on July 20, 2024, through his X handle formerly twitter claimed that, Peter Ob’s supporters are the people planning unrest in the country and that Obi should be held responsible if anything happens.
Obi writing through his counsel, Chief Alex Ejesieme, SAN of the MADIBA Chambers said that the allegation which was widely circulated on social media and read by many within and outside the country maligned his hard-earned reputation as a man who indulges in violence when all his antecedents are vivid that he abhors violence even in the face of extreme provocation.
In the letter:“It’s our client’s conviction that the publication was a calculated plot to demean, ridicule, humiliate and embarrass him by the estimation of every right thinking member of the society.
“His appellation as ‘Okwute’ ( the Rock) notwithstanding, the demeaning and scandalous publication has also caused a serious emotional injury to our client given his decades of stellar stewardship in private and public life.
“Consequently, we have our clients mandate to demand that you retract the statement made in the publication and tender an unreserved apology to him within 72 hours of the receipt of this letter in not less than 4 National Dailies to wit: Vanguard, THISDAY, Punch and the Cable, including your verified X“@aonanuga1956.
“Our client is also making an unequivocal demand for the monetary damage of N5b for the embarrassment your defamatory publication has caused him and his family”
The letter said, “In the event of your failure to meet the demands set out above, our client shall be constrained to approach a Court of Competent jurisdiction and take legal action against you for defamation and libel”.
