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Gbajabiamila threatens N10bn defamation suit, gives Adeyemi 72 hours to retract allegations
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Crime & Justice

Gbajabiamila threatens N10bn defamation suit, gives Adeyemi 72 hours to retract allegations

From Vanguard · () English

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  • The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Olufemi Gbajabiamila, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi to retract allegations made against him.
  • Gbajabiamila's solicitors claim the allegations, made in a press conference, are false, malicious, and without factual foundation, portraying him as corrupt and unfit for office.
  • The demands include a public apology, removal of defamatory publications, and a written undertaking against future allegations, with legal action threatened if not met.

Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Olufemi Gbajabiamila, has threatened legal action against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, demanding the retraction of allegations made during a press conference. Gbajabiamila's solicitors, Pinheiro LP, issued a cease-and-desist letter on July 6, 2026, giving Adeyemi 72 hours to withdraw statements they describe as false, malicious, and entirely without factual basis.

The allegations, circulated widely across media platforms after a June 25, 2026, press conference, reportedly portray Gbajabiamila as corrupt, dishonest, criminally culpable, morally bankrupt, incompetent, a murderer, and unfit for public office. Specific claims mentioned in the solicitors' letter include demands for a percentage of an organization's grant, receiving funds through proxies, abusing office, participating in fraudulent budgets, manipulating security agencies, acting under the influence of substances, and involvement in a criminal cover-up.

numerous statements which are not only false, malicious, reckless and entirely without factual foundation

— Pinheiro LP (Solicitors for Gbajabiamila)Describing the allegations made by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi in a press conference.

Pinheiro LP vehemently denied all allegations, stating they are entirely false and unsupported by any evidence. The firm highlighted that Gbajabiamila has never met or communicated with Prince Matthew, suggesting the publication's reckless and malicious nature. The solicitors argued the publication exceeds fair comment, constituting grave allegations of criminality and misconduct made without lawful justification.

The publication has allegedly caused significant reputational damage to the Chief of Staff, exposing him to public ridicule and diminishing confidence in his office. The solicitors criticized Prince Matthew for addressing the media instead of presenting his claims through appropriate channels.

The publication goes far beyond fair comment, criticism or political discourse. Rather, it consists of grave allegations of criminality, corruption, abuse of office, bribery, extortion, obstruction of justice and official misconduct made without any lawful justification or supporting evidence

— Pinheiro LP (Solicitors for Gbajabiamila)Characterizing the nature of the allegations made against the Chief of Staff.
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