Vice
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Yemi
Osinbajo has demanded N2 billion as damages from the presidential spokesman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode for alleged publication
and dissemination of defamatory statements against him.
Professor
Osinbajo is also asking for immediate retraction within seven days of the
offensive and derogatory publication as well as apology on four TV channels and
four national newspapers circulating in all parts of Nigeria.
In a
letter addressed to Mr Fani-Kayode by Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, on
behalf of Osinbajo, he is complaining of a statement made by the PDP
presidential spokesman which was broadcast on Channels TV and published in
several newspapers alleging that “Osinbajo made a secret oath with Senator Bola
Tinubu to be his surrogate as Vice President for a period of six months to be
followed by his resignation.”
According
to the statement, “the direct meaning of the false defamatory statements is
that Professor Osinbajo is deceitful and that his characterisation of Osinbajo
as a “stooge”suggests that he is complicit in a fraud against the Nigerian
people.
“Professor
Osinbajo is participating in a device that constitutes subterfuge and lacks
integrity, in concert with others who you also characterise as evil,
insensitive, wicked, selfish and desperate.
“Professor
Osinbajo, who is a pastor, professor of law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria has
engaged in conduct that is incompatible with his faith, role/ethics as a senior
and respected lawyer
“We
therefore demand immediate retraction of the offensive and derogatory
publication and apology on four TV channels and four national newspapers
circulating in all parts of Nigeria and damages in the sum of N2 billion.
Vanguard.
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