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PETER OBI THREATENS ONANUGA WITH N5b SUIT OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
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PETER OBI THREATENS ONANUGA WITH N5b SUIT OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
By Tobouke JEMINE
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy.
Obi’s lawyer, Alex Ejesieme (SAN), sent a letter demanding Onanuga retract his alleged defamatory statements, issue a public apology in four national newspapers, and pay N5 billion in damages.
Onanuga had accused Obi’s supporters of organizing a proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship and of hijacking the #ENDSARS protest in 2020.
“Obi should be held responsible for anarchy. Don’t be fooled: the malcontents planning to stage nationwide protests are supporters of Peter Obi, the failed Presidential candidate of the Labour Party. And he should be held responsible for whatever crisis emanates from the action,” Onanuga had written on X.
However, Obi said the allegation, which went viral on social and mainstream media and was read by many within and outside the country, maligned his hard-earned reputation.
He added that the allegation dented his image as “a man who indulges in violence”.
“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,” the letter reads.
“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 client’s 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 TheCable, 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.
“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.”
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Nasarawa, Abia and Enugu States.
In Nassarawa State.
Obi secured a total of 191,361 votes in the contest ahead of his closest opponent, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 172,922 votes.
Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party managed to score 147,093 votes while the NNPP presidential candidate scored a total of 12,715 votes.
The Collation Officer narrated that the total registered voters in the state were 2,552,716 while the total valid votes were 540,566.
He added that the accredited voters in the state were 562,464 but the total votes cast were 556,937 while the rejected votes were 16,371.
Peter Obi Wins Abia
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, also won the presidential election in Abia State.
The results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday saw Obi poll a total of 327,095 votes ahead its closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, which polled 22,676 votes.
Peter Obi Wins Enugu.
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, also won the presidential election in Abia State.
The results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday saw Obi poll a total of 482,990 votes ahead its closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, which polled 15,749 votes.
However, the Total Registered votes is 2,112,793, the Total accredited votes were 482,990.
Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has won the Saturday’s election in Lagos State.
Mr. Obi of the LP polled 1,125,400 votes to clinch the state best Atiku Abubakar, his closest rival, who polled 450,329 votes, and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu came third position with 150,134.
As the INEC continue collation of results across the country today, more wins and losses will surely be recorded.
#NigeriaDecides2023: LP Candidate, Peter Gregory Obi Bashes Tinubu In Lagos State.
Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has won the Saturday’s election in Lagos State.
Mr. Obi of the LP polled 582,664 votes to clinch the state and was followed by Tinubu of the APC who polled 541,850 votes.
As the INEC continue collation of results across the country today, more wins and losses will surely be recorded.