Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has demanded for N500 million defamation fee from Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former Vice President also demanded for open apology from the presidential aide.
In a letter obtained by Igbere TV on Sunday, the presidential candidate threatened to commence a N2 billion suit against her if she did not meet his demands.
The letter dated May 14, 2019 and addressed to Onochie, was signed by Mike Ozekhome, lawyer to Atiku Abubakar.
Igbere TV recalls that Onochie had on the 7th of May, 2019 tweeted that the former vice president was on United Arab Emirates (UAE) security watch list.
“Atiku on UAE watchlist- Security sources.
“Security operatives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are keeping a close tab on a former Nigerian Vice Pres Atiku Abubakar who has been in the Middle East nation for several weeks now
What is he doing there?
“Me: Shopping for Terrorists?,” she tweeted.
Her claim has however turned out to be false.
Atiku Abubakar has asked Onochie to publish a retraction in six national newspapers and one international daily as well as on social media.
“Your odious publication is clearly also aimed at rubbishing our client’s image and reputation.
“It has caused him national and international backlash and embarrassment and done incalculable damage to him.
“Your publication has also caused our client, in the eyes of reasonable members of the public, unspeakable odium, obloquy, hatred, ridicule and psychological trauma.
“He has thereby been subjected to the shame and infamy of being viewed by members of the public as not only corrupt, but as a terrorist and sponsor of terrorism. Numerous telephone calls, emails, visits, letters and private social media chats by his family members, friends, political and business associates, and international statesmen and women in the last few days attest to the alarm and serious concerns generated by your false publication,” the letter sighted by Igbere TV read.
