Oaikhinan Isibor Aigbe and Co, Lawyers to Senior
Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr.
Doyin Okupe, have written to popular blogger, Linda
Ikeji over a publication described as “defamatory”
to the person of the presidential aide.
The petition titled “Publication Of Defamatory
Material By Linda Ikeji” was made available to DAILY
POST Thursday morning. Isibor, a Barrister and Solictor of the Supreme Court of
Nigeria, was referring to a publication on Monday,
February 9, 2015 where the Spokesman was
reportedly booed out of a platform while addressing
some Nigerians, and insisting that Gen. Buhari, the
candidate of the All Progressives Congress was not electable. In the video, Okupe was abruptly
interrupted with the shout of APC.
Reacting to the report, Okupe’s lawyers said “the
article contained a video which has been taken out in
a manner designed to cause our client
embarrassment. humiliation and lowering of his
assessment and standing in the eyes of his
employers and the general public.” The Chamber, therefore, demanded the immediate
removal of the “very misleading post” within 48
hours and as well an apologise to Dr, Okupe. However, a check on Linda Ikeji’s blog shows she
has removed the post. But she is yet to write an
apology as demanded by the letter.
An aide in the office of the presidential aide told
DAILY POST that despite the post’s retraction,
nothing short of apology will make Dr Okupe drop the
matter.
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