Adeyanju apologises to Damagun, Anyanwu over ‘defamatory’ comments

 Deji Adeyanju, human rights activist and lawyer has apologised to Umar Damagun the acting National Chairman, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu,  the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over alleged defamatory comments about the duo.

Adeyanju had in an interview on a podcast claimed that Damagun and Anyanwu omwere serving tea and  ‘Kilishi’ in the house of Femi Gbajabiamila, President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff.

Furthermore, he also accused the duo of being being Tinubu’s moles in the PDP alongside Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Consequently, Damagun and Anyanwu threatened to legal action against Adeyanju over the remarks, which they considered defamatory.

However, Adeyanju in a December 6 letter, signed by Zainab Otega, stated that the “statements were not intended to defame your clients”, from his law firm, law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, apologised while retracting the statements.

“We are solicitors to Deji Adeyanju, Esq (hereinafter referred to as our client), on whose instruction we act,” the letter read.

“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were not intended to defame your clients, and any perception of defamation in the said statements is regretted and withdrawn with apologies.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.”