The vice persidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Prof Yemi Osibanjo (SAN), has taken legal move to fight Goodluck Jonathan campaign spokesman, Femi Fani-Kayode.
In a letter dated 28th February through his lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), Prof Osibanjo gave Femi Fani-Kayode seven day ultimatum to apologize over his “defamatory statements” against him. He also demanded for N2 billion as damages from FFK.
In a statement through Osibanjo’s lawyer Femi Falana said
“Be advised that if we do not receive your formal retraction and apology and damages as demanded within seven days of receipt hereof, we shall proceed with our client’s instructions to seek appropriate legal remedies for your publication and dissemination of defamatory statements”
On Friday, Fani-Kayode had alleged that Osinbajo had sworn an oath to leave his position if the APC comes forth victorious after the forthcoming election.
According to Fani-Kayode, Bola Tinubu, the APC’s National Leader is trying to come to power through the back door.
“Tinubu, according to our information, has compelled Osinbajo to swear to an oath that after six months in office, he would resign as the vice president, in the unlikely event that their party wins,”Mr. Fani-Kayode said in his press statement titled ‘APC is Selling a Dummy to the Whole World; Tinubu is the Real Candidate.’
“The wicked plot, as laid out by them, is to force Osinbajo to resign for Tinubu to be nominated by Buhari as his replacement.”
According to Mr. Falana;
“As it were, the statement has now been published and circulated to an undetermined number of people in Nigeria, and internationally outside Nigeria,”
“The direct meaning, imputation, purport and/or innuendo or insinuation of the false, misleading and defamatory statements is that: ‘Professor Osinbajo is deceitful. Essentially, you alleged that his motivation and pledge to serve as Vice President of Nigeria is inconsistent with his avowed desire to serve this nation with General Buhari, and work assiduously to deliver the benefits of his commitment, party and personal promises to the people.’
“Your characterization of Professor Osinbajo as a ‘stooge’ in context suggests that he is complicit in a fraud against the Nigerian people.”
“It is clear that the entire publication was a vicious, wicked and reckless ploy to impugn the reputation of our client and lower him in the estimation of right thinking members of the public,”
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