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Content creator, Egungun has reacted after his wife Pashotah clapped back at trolls asking her to leave her marriage over his alleged cheating scandal.
It would be recalled that Egungun’s wife had taken to social media to cry out over an attempt to blackmail her husband with his private video, which was later released online.
Some netizens had opined that he was being unfaithful to his wife, with berating Pashotah for defending her husband.
She recently shared a video which many opine to be a response to those asking her to leave her marriage.
In the video, she was seen playing the role of the dutiful, loyal and submissive wife to a man who kept being insulting.
Despite the voice in the video saying that he had cheated on her, she kept mentioning, “I love it my love”.
Egungun took to the comment section to react …
“Titemi 😍,” he wrote.
Reactions have trailed this …
eniberrywealth said: “This is just the beginning “my love””
oyindah_ wrote: “If you no defend am, who you wan leave am for?”
c.h.i.o.m.a__ said: “Best response.. make una mind the business that pays you”
teeto__olayeni opined: “I love it for you Baby,nothing should stop you from loving your man and accepting him and accepting his “flaws” as well. Weldone 🙌🙌”
thatpropertychic stated: “😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love this reply 😂😂😂 make una continue to Dey use medicine for person headache o”
queen_freakyy wrote: “Don’t leave your man ooo, nothing dey street, if you leave him, you will find worse things on the street, this girls calling u names, most of them are side chicks to young men with serious gfs 😂😂😂😂😂”
soma__chi wrote: “Ask Annie 😂you go cry your eyes go peel”
dark__shuga stated: “Omg defend your man oo….rain dey fall everywhere, na who them catch be thief”
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The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, stated that the Task Force set up in the petroleum industry was to address fuel meter tampering and other sharp practices among operators, even as it debunked allegations of harassment and intimidation.
The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo, said that contrary to the allegations of harassment and intimidation leveled against the task force by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the government, faced with soaring transportation costs and public outcry over fuel pricing malpractices, took a proactive approach by establishing the task force aimed at regulating and ensuring fair practices within the petroleum sector.
The commissioner disclosed that in the course of its duties, the task force observed some sharp practices by certain filling stations, including tampering with their dispensers.
He mentioned that while carrying out its mandate, the task force discovered sharp practices at several filling stations visited, leading to financial losses for unsuspecting members of the public.
Analysis of the filling stations visited, according to him, showed that at Bugatee Filling Station, Idi-Aba, there is a shortage of 0.71 litre on every 10- litre purchased, amounting to about N700 in losses.
MRS Filling Station, Afariogun Close, Ilaro, has a shortage of 0.74 litre on every 10 litre; AWO Filling Station, Aiyetoro Yewa, has a shortage of 0.62 litre on every 10 litre; and MRS, Ijebu Ode, has a 1-litre shortage on every 10 litre.
Others include MosBolarinde Concept Sotubo, Ogijo, with a 0.4-litre shortage on every 10 liters, and Petrocam Gas and Fuel Station, Lusada, with a 0.4-litre shortage on every 10 litre.
Engr. Dairo called on members of IPMAN to cooperate with the state government on the matter of fair pricing, adding that striking a balance between consumer protection and the operational freedoms of marketers is a delicate task that requires cooperation from all stakeholders.
“Moreover, the assertion that the task force’s establishment contravenes specific provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) could be seen as an interpretation that overlooks the necessity of regulatory measures in a market often fraught with irregularities.
“The government’s primary duty is to serve the public interest by ensuring fair pricing for fuel and combating unethical practices that can lead to inflationary pressures.
“Rather than threatening the stoppage of fuel supplies, a collaborative approach would be more beneficial for all parties involved. An open dialogue between IPMAN and the Ogun State government could lead to a mutually agreeable solution that addresses the concerns of marketers while prioritizing the welfare of the public.
“The issues at hand can surely be resolved through constructive engagement, ensuring that both the rights of the marketers and the needs of consumers are met,” Dairo said.
The commissioner noted that the decision by IPMAN to escalate the issue by withdrawing services affects not just their businesses but also the residents of Ogun State who depend on an adequate fuel supply for daily activities.
Such drastic measures, he added, should be reconsidered in light of the potential hardships that may ensue and the paramount importance of public welfare.
The commissioner once again assured commuters and transporters in Ogun State of the government’s zero tolerance for fuel pump manipulation and undue hikes in transportation prices.
The Abia State Government has reacted to the letter sent to the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly and jointly signed by the state chairman and secretary of the Abia State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, where the organised labour alleged that there’s a bill sent to the State House of Assembly by the executive seeking to cede 90 per cent of local government funds to the State leaving the LGAs with 10 per cent.
In a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, the Abia State government described the letter as disrespectful and baseless.
He said that at no time did the executive arm of
government send any bill to the Abia House of Assembly seeking to get 90 per cent of LGA allocation ceded to the state.
According to the statement: “We challenge the NLC leadership who obviously fell prey to the mischievous and unsubstantiated fake news being circulated by some opposition elements in the state, to provide any documentary evidence to back up its claim.
“Shouldn’t a reputable body like the NLC have written a letter of clarification to the House to obtain the correct information instead of hastily rushing to the media to misrepresent the government and disinform the public?
“Shouldn’t the authors of the letter have been more careful, more cautious and more informed before speaking on the issue?”
Ekeoma said that the Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Austin Okezie had already dismissed such speculation earlier in the week.
The state government cautioned the leadership of NLC against exhibiting what it called unprovoked hostile and malicious disposition based on rumour.
The convener of Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described popular Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, as a product of Fela’s indiscipline.
Aisha stated this while reacting to Seun’s recent remarks about her advocacy for women’s freedom in Nigeria.
DAILY POST reports that the singer had earlier disagreed with Yesufu following her stance on women’s freedom, saying “liberate yourself from your Hijab first”.
Reacting to Seun’s comments in a series of posts on her X handle, Yesufu said: “Seun Kuti wants to trend with my name as his karaoke business no make him blow alongside those wey dey do music.
“I don’t blame him! If only his father had discipline over his loin we wouldn’t be dealing with the consequences of that lack of discipline!
“Person wey people dey book im show because dem wan see a caricature of his father even if they can’t have the real thing.”
DAILY POST reports that Seun is the youngest son of the Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Simon Ekpa has denied the claim that he said the World Bank, through the former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, agreed to loan the Biafra Republic Government In Exile a sum of $57.5 billion.
Ekpa spoke on Thursday through his X handle.
His comment came after Okonjo-Iweala reacted to a statement purportedly from Ekpa, wherein he allegedly said the World Bank okayed a $57.5 billion loan for Biafra agitation.
“I know no sensible person will believe what is contained in the outrageous tweet below but in these troubled times, it is important to underscore that the statement is false.
“Again, I enjoin all those seeking to misuse my name to desist,” Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, stated in her response to the said statement.
However, reacting, Ekpa said he never made any comment regarding the World Bank loan.
“I never tweeted such; it is even surprising that you can tweet this because your name was mentioned. We have been tweeting about the terrorism in Nigeria against your people and you never responded nor showed any remorse.
“Here you are, defending what nonentities did with your name, but have been mute about all the killings by the government you served. I congratulate you for always defending yourself and your integrity, even when they are photoshopped.
“It shows you are a mother. Thank you for defending yourself but I never tweeted such a thing; it is false and fake,” he wrote.
Former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has told Atiku Abubakar that the former Vice President has been rejected by Nigerians.
Wike said the Adamawa-born politician should pack up and go back to his home town because, according to him, the ex-VP had contested elections and failed several times.
Mocking Atiku, while addressing his followers in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Wike said: “I heard Atiku say Nigerians have rejected us. Did we pick form [to contest Rivers’ LG election]? No.
“I hear Atiku Abubakar said that Nigerians have rejected us in Rivers State. You, who have contested and failed woefully, Nigerians have rejected you; therefore, go back home.”
DAILY POST reports that the All Peoples Party, APP, won 22 of the 23 local government council seats in the state when the election was conducted some weeks back.
Social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has challenged Folakemi Falana, daughter of human rights lawyer Femi Falana, to to proceed with her threatened defamation lawsuit.
Earlier on Friday, Folakemi Falana announced plans to sue VeryDarkMan for defamation, following an audio recording in which social media personality Bobrisky alleged that Falz and his father helped dismiss money laundering charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In his response to the threat in a video shared on his Instagram page, the activist questioned why the Falana family “chose to attack” him instead of collaborating to fight corruption.
VeryDarkMan also asked Folakemi if she expected him to leave out Falana and Falz’s names due to personal connections, stating that he remained “unbothered” and ready to face any consequences, including legal action from the Falanas.
Speaking at times in pidgin English, he emphasised that his focus is on exposing corruption, not on targeting individuals.
“My sister, this thing you just posted now, is what would have been posted earlier so that we can all join hands and face the corruption that was revealed. It’s amazing how you people went from corruption and you people went for me that exposed the corruption. It’s just crazy. A recording that exposed a lot of atrocities that might have been going on for a long time that we just discovered.
“Imagine Bobrisky on a call saying that he paid N15 million to EFCC to drop the money laundering charge. That should be disturbing to all Nigerians, for crying out loud. Imagine Bobrisky said that, instead of taking him to prison, one godfather called that they should give him an apartment outside the prison. That is disturbing and worrisome. To think that some people that we thought were persecuted, are outside chilling. Do you people even understand the problem inside that thing that was released?
“But instead of us joining hands to fight against this corruption, against this agency that partook in this corruption, everybody is coming—you are coming for me because you said your father’s name was mentioned. Was your father’s name not in the recording? Na me chook Femi Falana’s name for the recording? Na me chook Falz name for the recording?
“The only thing I said: If their name, if this turns out to be true, I will not have any more respect for them, you understand. IF… and I even went on to say that I refuse to believe — I refuse to believe. Wetin I talk wey dey there? Next thing, Falz go drop letter say if I no retract… retract what? Na me put your name there? What did I say there?” he stated
Speaking further, he said, “Now you dey say you wan take me go court, there is no problem. There is no problem, highest—give or take, if e too bad— you lock me up for six months. If e too bad sef, you lock me up for one year.
“… tomorrow now you’ll come and say you dey fight for human rights. But, I don’t care. If eventually, if at the end of the day una throw me enter cell, there’s no problem. I swear to God I am not bothered.
“I respect Uncle Femi Falana and I still respect him. What you people would have done was to remove his name from it. But you people did not even address Bobrisky, you did not say anything about Bobrisky. Bobrisky, at the end of the day, you people actually got on a call together.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will not yield to the call of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Anugbum Onuoha.
According to report Onuoha has been a subject of controversy over his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Wike have not been in good terms after Wike supported his second term bid when he defected to the PDP.
The governor and the national leadership of the PDP have expressed fears that Onuoha would influence the election to favour the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The PDP chairman in Edo State, Anthony Aziegbemhin, had submitted a formal protest letter to INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, demanding Onuoha’s immediate redeployment.
The letter read in part, “The ties between these two are too close to ignore as they share familiarities and are also close associates.
“The said Edo REC is a cousin to the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Wike. He also served as a former Commissioner and Special Adviser for Lands, Survey, and Housing to Mr Wike during his tenure as Rivers governor.”
Responding, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, emphatically said that the REC would not be redeployed, urging the PDP to focus on the process of the election rather than Onuoha.
“The REC for Edo State will not be redeployed. The governorship election will be conducted on September 21, 2024 in 4,519 polling units, not in the REC’s office.
“In the same manner, polling unit results will be declared by the respective Presiding Officers after the voting, ballot sorting and counting processes, in the presence of accredited party agents and other stakeholders.”
The Zamfara State government has reacted to claims of a leaked memo alleging the redeployment of directors of the Ministry of Finance by the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state.
The reaction is contained in a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mannie Mua’zu Haidara in Gusau.
Haidara said the recent redeployment of Directors in the State Ministry of Finance is a government prerogative and aligns with the legal framework of the civil service which allows for officers to be transferred, deployed, or repositioned based on prevailing circumstances whenever the government deems it necessary.
The state government said the APC must recognize that Governor Dauda Lawal’s current leadership style is dedicated to reforming the civil service to eliminate inefficiencies and promote decency, integrity, transparency, and accountability.
The statement read. “In a recent statement titled “LEAKED MEMO: ZAMFARA APC VINDICATED AS GOVERNOR DAUDA LAWAL REDEPLOYS ALL DIRECTORS OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE”, APC spokesman, Yusuf Idris and his associates, who appear unfamiliar with civil service rules, accused the Zamfara Government of improperly redeploying its officers.
“The redeployment aligns with the principles of good governance and serves the best interests of the people of Zamfara State. It is not related to any unfounded claims made by the All Progressive Congress APC”
“The APC should be aware that the current administration is restructuring all sectors and branches of Government to make the system more effective, vibrant, and results-oriented. This effort is part of Governor Dauda Lawal’s commitment to better serving the people of Zamfara State.
“Also, the APC inaccurately claims that the Government, through the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, issued an official letter reassigning some of its finance officers to prevent further embarrassment.
“Which letter are they referring to, and what kind of embarrassment are they talking about? If the APC has concrete evidence as claimed, they should produce the purported letter and clearly specify its intended purpose”
“The current administration is fully aware of the APC’s covert schemes designed to deceive the public and undermine the reputation of our esteemed Governor and his Government. These plans have been closely monitored.”
Imo State Government has debunked the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, that the APC-led government was trying to rig the forthcoming LGA election.
The exercise is scheduled for September 21, across the 27 local council areas of the state.
Denying the allegation, the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, in a statement, maintained that, based on what he described as the popularity of Governor Hope Uzodinma due to his people-oriented projects visible across the state, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will no doubt record overwhelming success in the election.
He stated that it was very insulting for the PDP to accuse the governor of smuggling pre-written results to ISIEC, dismissing the allegation as a statement coming from a failed party which, he said, is going into oblivion and cannot match up with APC in any electoral contest.
“PDP is in tatters. It is best remembered in Imo State today as a failed party. They already know that they cannot win a single ward in the state, which is why they are crying wolf and trying to discredit an election that is yet to be held,” he stated.
The Information Commissioner berated the PDP for always raising false alarms to attract sympathy instead of going to the field to campaign.
He noted that APC was not only strong in Imo State but also very formidable and impregnable, as evidenced by its performance during the November 11, 2023, governorship election in the state.
“APC won in all 27 local government areas of the state. PDP could not even win the local government of their governorship candidate.
“After dragging APC to all the courts, the Supreme Court still affirmed that His Excellency, Gov. Hope Uzodinma, won fair and square,” he further stated.
Emelumba hinted that no governor with the achievements recorded by Uzodinma would descend to rigging a local government election, especially when APC is firmly rooted in the grassroots of the state.
He further pointed out that ISIEC remains truly independent and would conduct a credible, free, and fair local government election on September 21, 2024, maintaining that those entertaining doubts about the credibility of the state electoral body already know that they will lose the election.
“It is a well-known trademark of the PDP to raise false alarms about imaginary rigging of an election because failure is their constant companion,” he said.
He enjoined Imo electorate to ignore what he described as the antics of a drowning party and vote massively for APC as a guarantee of more dividends of democracy in the state, especially at the grassroots.
The Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to stop blackmailing its members and tell Nigerians undeniable truth about what it called the unfortunate but avoidable incidents at ‘Tent A’ in Muna where Nigerian dignitaries were subjected to myriads of harassment and disgrace during the just-concluded 2024 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia.
The association, in a statement jointly signed by its national president, Abdullateef Yusuf Ekundayo, and general secretary, Muhammad Nasil Chamo, said it would have preferred to keep quite after its attention was drawn to the world press conference held by NAHCON in Abuja, but chose to set the record straight for the benefit of unsuspecting Nigerians.
It described the posture by the NAHCON that all went well during the 2024 Hajj exercise as misleading and urged the commission to tell Nigerians how many pilgrims participated in the Tent A services and from where those large numbers of pilgrims got their visas from, and access permits to the VIP camps.
“As regards the ‘Tent A’ debacle, under normal practice, our members are responsible for the purchase of the VIP tent on behalf of pilgrims through the Hajj e-track. This year, it was on record that 27 companies purchased Tent A service on behalf of 616 pilgrims only, on the Hajj e-track portal. However, NAHCON through their accomplices at the service provider’s office created additional off-the-record tents outside the e-track system that were purchased and paid for in cash, a day to the beginning of ha rites. The commission should tell Nigerians how many pilgrims participated in the Tent A services and from where those large numbers of pilgrims got their visas from, access permit to the VIP camps.
“It is, therefore, an unfounded allegation to blackmail our members as the culprits on the issue. We dare to ask the Commission that collected $100 service charge on each of our pilgrims (total about $1,400,000.00) amounting to over N2 billion and will not liaise with the service provider to ensure that service paid for is delivered fully to our Nigerian pilgrims. We also challenge NAHCON to name those Tour Operators they claimed were involved in Tent A racketeering.
“AHOUN will not continue to stand and watch the organisation that is supposed to promote transparency, good ethics and discipline in the management of Hajj in the country conniving to deprive the unsuspecting pilgrims of their right to efficient and stress-free ha every year. We can’t continue to watch our huge and legitimate investments being rubbished and made scapegoats every year by an organisation that by law should support our members to deliver the right services to Nigerian pilgrims,” AHOUN statement read in part.
The association while calling on the National Assembly, as part of its oversight functions, to probe the commission on these and other issues relating to the management of Hajj in Nigeria, said none of the international pilgrims received a dime from the N90 billion graciously approved and released as subsidy to ease the burden of the high exchange rate for pilgrims.
“We therefore call upon the leadership of the National Assembly as part of their oversight functions, to investigate further, beyond the cosmetic ‘world press conference’ on these and other issues relating to the management of Hajj in Nigeria. We would also like to call on the NAHCON leadership to look inward and stop looking away and blaming our members for their perpetual failures to deliver smooth and hitch-free Hajj for the Nigerians pilgrim, year in year out.
“We would like Nigerians to know that none of the international Pilgrims received a dime out of the N90 Billion, graciously approved and released as subsidy to ease the burden of the high exchange rate, despite many promises by the Commission that our Pilgrims will be considered in any concession that is received from the government.
“For the past 8 years, (with exception of the post COVID-19,Hajj),the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia allocates 20,000 slots for the Nigerian private Tour Operators (International) which AHOUN represents and 75,000 to the conventional Pilgrims.
“This year, about 14,000 Pilgrims performed the Hajj exercise through the international segment. But we repeat, none of our members benefited from the N90 Billion as NAHCON claimed to have distributed to Nigerians Pilgrims despite our demands,” the group added.
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, the representative of one of the brains behind the proposed nationwide protest starting from August 1, the “Take it Back Movement”, has sent the venues of the protest in some major cities across Nigeria to the Nigerian Police.
Adegboruwa in his response to a letter by Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun requesting a meeting with the organisers of the protest, gave the venues as the Eagles Square in Abuja, Alausa Park by Secretariat in Lagos, Rosewale Filling Station, Iwo Road in Ibadan, Freedom Park, Oshogbo,
Others are Opposite School of Agric, Bauchi, along Tafawa Balewa Road, Opposite Wema Bank, Akpakpava Lane, Benin City; Maiduguri Roundabout; opposite State Stadium, Damaturu, Yobe State and Rainbow Roundabout and Pantani Stadium in Rivers State.
Although the list is still expanding, the venues were the ones the movement’s lawyer, Olu-Adegboruwa, has sent to the Inspector General of Police early on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
The lawyer also requested an extension of the meeting to include other stakeholders, requesting that the meeting be held virtually and led by another human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN.
The Lagos based lawyer specifically mentioned that the meeting will be led by Falana and will also have in attendance representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) other lawyers and civil society organisations.
The letter read in part, “We act as solicitors to the TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT, and refer to our letter on the above subject-matter dated July 26, 2024 and your response thereto dated July 29, 2024, Ref. CJ:2400/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.1/10, which we have passed to our Client with instructions to respond thereto as follows.
“Our Client acknowledges the commitment of the Inspector-General of Police towards complying with extant legislations granting citizens the right to hold public meetings, public rallies and public processions and the lawful discharge of the obligations placed upon the police to provide adequate coverage and protection at the venues.
“We shall be glad to have the contact details of the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, and the Commissioners of Police designated to cover the said public meetings, public rallies and public processions, to ensure a peaceful and crisis-free outing.
“We shall update you with further details in the course of time, hoping that the above information suffices for planning and strategy. We are delighted to attend the meeting with the Inspector-General of Police as requested.
“However, in order to achieve enlarged participation, we request that the said meeting be held virtually, in order to give room for all stakeholders to attend.
“Specifically, we will be led in the said meeting by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, the NBA, other lawyers and civil society organisations. We await the Zoom link for the said virtual meeting.
“While thanking you for your kind consideration and support, please accept the best assurances of our highest regards, always.”
A former publicity secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has responded to a recent claim by Tony Okocha, wherein he said that Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is no longer a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Okocha, while addressing the press in Abuja during the week, claimed that Amaechi, a former Rivers State Governor, warned the party leadership against inviting him for any political activities.
Eze, in a statement on Thursday, said he was setting straight the records, urging Nigerians to ignore Okocha’s statement, which he called a fabrication.
He said Okocha is just a “licensed merchant of falsehood and seasoned smear campaigner with a natural certification in Pull-Him-Own-Syndrome (PHD), a qualification that endears him so much to paymasters whose penchants run antithetical to good governance and democracy.”
Eze said that Okocha seems to have lost his cognitive orientation, which is a probable reason for “his very weird, ridiculous and tediously pointless loquacity that goes to no merit and it is only appropriate that people round him bound him in chains and help him to the psychiatric to assess his mental health in his own interest.”
He added that Okocha’s recent confession in a viral social media video that he used to write election results, qualifies him for an urgent invitation by security agencies for questioning and this would have been the case if ours was a sane society.
“But unfortunately, we live in a society where insane, morally bereft and psychopathic patients roam about freely, endangering the entire human species and corrupting public manners,” he added.
Eze said that Okocha is just seeking attention, which the former transportation minister is not ready to give him.
The APC chieftain restated that without the likes of Amaechi, there would not have been APC anywhere, adding that his contributions are undisputed and are there even for the blind to see.
He stressed that “Amaechi had never at any time announced his exit from the APC and, as such, remained the leader of the party” and urged the public to disregard Okocha, whom he called a “hired imposter and political jobber whose house serves as the Rumuigbo Psychiatric Hospital annex.”
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communications and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to the threat by Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to institute a lawsuit against him.
According to report Onanuga recently alleged that Obi and his supporters were responsible for the planned nationwide protests against the Tinubu-led government over the hardship in the country.
But Obi, in a letter signed by his lawyer, Alex Ejesieme, to Onanuga, urged the presidential spokesman to retract the statement and tender an unreserved apology to him within 72 hours.
Obi also demanded N5 billion in damages from Onanuga over the said allegation.
Reacting, Onanuga, in a fresh post on his official X handle on Tuesday, said: “I am still waiting for the letter from Peter Obi’s lawyer threatening a N5 billion suit and demanding an apology to Peter Obi over the planned ‘revolution’.
“Let me just tell Obi and his lawyer: I am not afraid of any legal action. We shall meet in court.”