Adeyanju, in a letter dated December 6 written from his legislation company, Deji Adeyanju & Companions, and signed by means of Zainab Otega, tendered an apology for the defamation.
Otega, within the letter addressed to Johnson Usman, SAN, recommend for Damagun and Anyanwu, mentioned the “statements were not intended to defame your clients.”
She additional maintained that any belief of defamation within the mentioned statements is regretted and withdrawn with apologies.
The letter reads, “We’re solicitors to Deji Adeyanju, Esq (hereinafter known as our shopper), on whose instruction we work.
“Our shopper won two letters from the legislation company of the respected Senior Suggest of Nigeria, J. J. Usman, alleging that some statements he made on a podcast a couple of weeks in the past have been deemed defamatory of Damagun and Anyanwu, the Nationwide Chairman and Secretary of the PDP respectively.
“Our shopper’s statements at the podcast have been taken out of the larger context of the dialog which is the desire for the management of the Public’s Democratic Birthday celebration to handover a virile opposition to the ruling celebration.
“Those statements weren’t meant to defame your purchasers, and any belief of defamation within the mentioned statements is regretted and withdrawn with apologies.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.”
Adeyanju had on Wednesday, accused Damagun of serving tea and Anyanwu of serving ‘Kilishi’ in the home of President Bola Tinubu’s of Personnel, Femi Gbajabiamila.
He made the claims day disclosing Tinubu’s plans to put in a PDP presidential candidate forward of the 2027 normal elections.
That includes on The Fair Bunch podcast, Adeyanju claimed the Minister of the Federal Capital Range, Nyesom Wike, and Damagum are Tinubu’s moles within the PDP.
He mentioned, “The flow PDP is in Wike’s region on the nationwide degree, he put in the flow PDP Nationwide chairman who is going to grant tea in Femi Gbajabiamila’s Area.
“Date Damagum is serving tea, PDP’s Nationwide Secretary, Sam Anyanwu, is going to the kitchen to grant Kilishi, they’re the family in command 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?”
Aftermath of the allegations, Damagun and Anyanwu threatened to tug Adeyanju to courtroom for civil and felony litigation over the alleged defamatory remarks.
Each thru their recommend, Johnson Usman, SAN, requested Adeyanju to retract the statements and gentle apology in nationwide dailies and alternative social media platforms to avert the looming felony battle.