BREAKING: Gbajabiamila Sues PFIPC’s Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn over Defamation
Gbajabiamila seeks N15 billion in damages and a court order to force a retraction, apology and removal of posts over kickback allegations.
- On Wednesday, July 15, Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila filed a N15 billion defamation suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, alleging false and malicious claims.
- Allegations that Gbajabiamila demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion grant for the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council prompted the suit following Adeyemi's June 25 press conference.
- Represented by Pinheiro LP, Gbajabiamila identified former House members Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid and Henry Nwawuba as witnesses, maintaining his total denial of the accusations.
- Separately, police arrested Adeyemi in Osun State on Tuesday following his absence from a court hearing, where he faces separate criminal charges including forgery of presidential documents.
- Gbajabiamila seeks N10 billion in general damages and N5 billion in aggravated damages, demanding an unconditional apology in five national newspapers and on social media for at least 30 consecutive days.
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Gbajabiamila files N15bn defamation suit against alleged fake agency DG Adeyemi
The suit came about nine days after Mr Gbajabiamila's cease-and-desist letter dated 6 July asking Mr Adeyemi to retract the claims and tender an apology. The post Gbajabiamila files N15bn defamation suit against alleged fake agency DG Adeyemi appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
BREAKING: Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC’s Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn over defamation
President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has instituted a legal action against the purported Director General of the Presidential Foreign Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. Gbajabiamila sued Adeyemi for alleged defamation. In the suit filed before a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, high court, Gbajabiamila is seeking N10 billion as general damages, N5 billion for […] BREAKING: Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC’s Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn…
Gbajabiamila sues 'fake' agency DG, demands N15bn over defamation
Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila files a N15bn defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew over alleged kickback demands. Get the full details o Read More: https://punchng.com/gbajabiamila-sues-fake-agency-dg-demands-n15bn-over-defamation/
PFIPC: Gbajabiamila drags Adeyemi to court, demands N15bn over bribery claims
In the suit, Gbajabiamila is seeking N10 billion as general damages, N5 billion as aggravated damages, N200 million as the cost of the action, and an order compelling Matthew to publish a full retraction and apology in five national newspapers. The post PFIPC: Gbajabiamila drags Adeyemi to court, demands N15bn over bribery claims appeared first on Vanguard News.
Gbajabiamila Files N15bn Defamation Suit Against Alleged Fake Agency DG
Ghazali Ibrahim Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has instituted a ₦15 billion defamation lawsuit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), over allegations accusing him of corruption, bribery and abuse of office. The suit, filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, follo…
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