Rights activist Deji Adeyanju has ridiculed former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi after receiving a legal threat demanding a retraction of alleged defamatory remarks
Deji Adeyanju Mocks Peter Obi Over Defamation Suit Threat…, Says “Can’t Wait to Meet Him in Court”
Rights activist and political commentator Deji Adeyanju has mocked former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi after receiving a letter from the ex-governor’s lawyers demanding a retraction of alleged defamatory statements.
The legal threat, issued by Ejesimen & Co. Madiba Chambers on behalf of Obi, accused Adeyanju of making repeated derogatory remarks against the former Anambra governor on social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter).
The notice cited Adeyanju’s long-standing criticisms of Obi, including a claim from a past private meeting. In that account, Adeyanju alleged:
“He tried to give me money and called it thank you for coming, it’s 100% true.”
The lawyers also pointed to a more recent post on August 21, in which Adeyanju accused Obi of investing state funds in a company allegedly linked to his family during his tenure as governor.
Reacting via his social media pages on Wednesday, Adeyanju dismissed Obi’s legal threat as laughable and vowed to face him in court.
“Just got this letter from Peter Obi, the religious bigot demanding a retraction from me. I laughed so hard. I can’t wait to meet him in court finally. A fraud parading himself as a messiah,” he wrote.
Adeyanju further accused Obi of hypocrisy, recalling how the former governor once branded pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore as a “blackmailer-in-chief.” He also revealed that his own legal team had served a similar letter to one of Obi’s female supporters, Serah Ibrahim, demanding a retraction of alleged defamatory comments against his wife.
“This same guy called the great Sowore a blackmailer-in-chief. We served his little errand girl Serah a letter to retract all her defamatory publications on Monday against my wife & she ran to the leader of the mob for help. Can’t wait to meet him in court,” Adeyanju added.
The clash adds a new dimension to the ongoing rift between Adeyanju and Obi’s supporters, further fueling tensions in Nigeria’s heated political space. Read More
