{"id":1180,"date":"2024-07-24T06:29:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T06:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2024-07-24T06:29:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T06:29:27","slug":"n5bn-defamation-suit-see-you-in-court-bayo-onanuga-tells-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/n5bn-defamation-suit-see-you-in-court-bayo-onanuga-tells-peter-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"N5bn defamation suit: See you in court \u2013 Bayo Onanuga tells Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1168\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/download-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Obi and Onanuga<\/p>\n<p>By Publisher<\/p>\n<p>Kindly share<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N5bn defamation suit: See you in court \u2013 Bayo Onanuga tells Peter Obi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communications and Strategy, has reacted to the threat by Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to institute a N5 billion defamation lawsuit against him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onanuga had claimed that Obi\u2019s\u00a0 supporters were behind the planned nationwide protests against the Tinubu-led government over the hardship in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that Obi would be held responsible for the consequences of the planned protests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, urged the presidential aide, in a letter signed by his lawyer, Alex Ejesieme, to retract the statement and tender an unreserved apology to him within 72 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Obi demanded N5 billion in damages from Onanuga over the said allegation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He threatened to sue Onanuga unless he complies with his demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, via a fresh post on his official X handle on Tuesday, said: \u201cI am still waiting for the letter from Peter Obi\u2019s lawyer, threatening a N5 billion suit and demanding an apology to Peter Obi over the planned \u2018revolution\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet me just tell Obi and his lawyer: I am not afraid of any legal action. 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