In a letter dated December 6, issued by his law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, and signed by Zainab Otega, Adeyanju offered an apology for the defamatory remarks.
The letter, addressed to Johnson Usman, SAN, the counsel representing Damagun and Anyanwu, clarified that the statements were never intended to harm the reputation of the clients.
Otega expressed regret over any perception of defamation caused by the statements and confirmed that the allegations were withdrawn, accompanied by sincere apologies.
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The letter reads, “We are solicitors to Deji Adeyanju, Esq (hereinafter referred to as our client), on whose instruction we act.
“Our client received two letters from the law firm of the revered Senior Advocate of Nigeria, J. J. Usman, alleging that some statements he made on a podcast a few weeks ago were deemed defamatory of Damagun and Anyanwu, the National Chairman and Secretary of the PDP respectively.
“Our client’s statements on the podcast were taken out of the bigger context of the conversation which is the need for the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party to provide a virile opposition to the ruling party.
“These statements were not intended to defame your clients, and any perception of defamation in the said statements is regretted and withdrawn with apologies.
“As a human rights activist, our client remains committed to the betterment of Nigeria and will continue to urge those in leadership to prioritise the interest of Nigerians over and above personal interest.”
On Wednesday, Adeyanju accused Damagun of serving tea and Anyanwu of serving ‘Kilishi’ at the residence of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
He made these allegations while revealing Tinubu’s plans to install a presidential candidate from the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections.
During an appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, Adeyanju further claimed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Damagun are acting as Tinubu’s moles within the PDP.
He said, “The current PDP is in Wike’s pocket at the national level, he installed the current PDP National chairman who goes to serve tea in Femi Gbajabiamila’s House.
“While Damagum is serving tea, PDP’s National Secretary, Sam Anyanwu, goes to the kitchen to serve Kilishi, they are the people in charge of the PDP.
“These are Tinubu’s moles, just like Abure in LP who is an APC mole. There is no opposition, that’s why nobody is challenging the system. Aside from a few of us, who else is talking?”
Following the allegations, Damagun and Anyanwu warned Adeyanju of potential civil and criminal legal action over the alleged defamatory statements.
Through their lawyer, Johnson Usman, SAN, they demanded that Adeyanju retract the remarks and issue an apology in national newspapers and across social media platforms to avoid a protracted legal battle.
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