Wife
of the President, Aisha Buhari, has given Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele
Fayose, five days within which to retract the story that she offered bribe to
convicted U.S lawmaker, Williams Jefferson, over the Halliburton scandal or
face legal action.
Legal
representatives to Mrs. Buhari, in a warning letter sent to the governor via
courier on Wednesday, said: “Our client has referred to us statement made by
you and published on the 20th of June, 2016 (and other subsequent days)
concerning and pertaining to her person for necessary action.
“The
said statement, which was caused by you and your agents and widely circulated
and published in various media platforms: print, electronic and online such as
Premium Times of June 20, 2016, contains very wild, unfounded and false
allegations and imputations against the person of our client.
“Specifically,
in the said statement credited to you and signed by your Chief Press Secretary,
Idowu Adelusi, you, inter alia, stated as follows: ‘’Even the President cannot
claim to be an angel. The estate he built in Abuja is known to us.
His
wife was indicted over the Halliburton Scandal (sic). When that American,
Jeferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having
wired $170,000 to Jefferson. ‘’Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of
Jefferson.
We
can serialise the judgement for people to see and read. “Take note that unless
you and your agents meet our humble demands within five working days of the
receipt of this letter, we shall take all necessary steps within the
contemplation of the law to seek redress for our client.”
Ismaila
Alasa and Mary Ekpene signed the letter on behalf of the law firm representing
Mrs Buhari.
Presidential
spokesman, Femi Adesina, could not immediately confirm or deny if Mary Ekpere
& Co. is, indeed, the solicitors to Mrs. Buhari. Mr. Fayose had on Monday
evening distributed a statement which contained excerpts of court documents
sourced from the United States Department of Justice website.
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