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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has threatened a lawsuit against popular Nigerian human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju over alleged defamatory posts.<\/p>\n

Obi\u2019s legal team through EJESIMEN & CO MADIBA CHAMBERS, SAN, said the lawyer had on different occasions made derogatory remarks against Obi via X and other social media platforms, defaming the former governor.<\/p>\n

The notice, particularly referred to a post made in August 21, where Adeyanju accused Obi of stealing from Anambra State coffer to invest in his family business.<\/p>\n

In the post, Deji claimed that he met with the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party and he (Obi) tried to \u201cgive me money and called it thank you for coming, it\u2019s 100% true\u201d.<\/p>\n

Obi\u2019s legal team demanded a public retraction of the alleged defamatory remarks alongside an unreserved apology from Adeyanju.<\/p>\n

However, in a post shared on his official Facebook page Wednesday night, the lawyer said he is ready to meet Obi in court.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to meet him in court finally. A fraud parading himself as a messiah\u201d.<\/p>\n

Deji is a staunch critic of Obi, who has insisted that the former governor may never emerge Nigerian President.<\/p>\n

He had severally, clashed with Obi\u2019s supporters known as Obidients online following \u2018unfavorable\u2019 posts.<\/p>\n

In a recent post on Facebook, Deji claimed that it is too late for the former governor to be elected a Nigerian President.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has threatened a lawsuit against popular Nigerian human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju over alleged defamatory posts. 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