Defamation: Deji Adeyanju withdraws statements against PDP leaders

Defamation: Deji Adeyanju withdraws statements against PDP leaders

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has retracted alleged defamatory statements made against the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, and the acting National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.

In a letter dated December 6 from his law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, and signed by Zainab Otega, Adeyanju tendered an apology for the remarks. Addressed to Johnson Usman, SAN, counsel for Damagun and Anyanwu, the letter clarified that the statements were not intended to defame the PDP leaders.

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The letter stated: “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 PDP to provide a strong 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were not intended to defame your clients, and any perception of defamation in the said statements is regretted and withdrawn with apologies.”

Adeyanju had previously accused Damagun and Anyanwu of visiting the residence of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, for tea and kilishi, respectively. The comments, made during a podcast, were described as defamatory by the PDP leaders, who, through their counsel, demanded a public retraction and an apology in national dailies to avoid legal action.

Defamation: Deji Adeyanju withdraws statements against PDP leaders