The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe, has dismissed claims that he defamed the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodaro, and called for an apology.
Naija News reports that following Governor Okpeboro’s gaffe on Monday when he presented a budget estimate of 605 billion Naira in the Edo House of Assembly, Mr. Tenebe accused Mr. Ighodaro of corruption and misappropriation of state funds in a viral video on December 10. I’m reminiscing about that. .
According to the APC chief, former governor Godwin Obaseki and Mr. Ighodaro would not have made such a mistake as they had stolen billions of dollars.
In response, Mr. Ighodaro, through his lawyer, demanded an apology and retraction of the defamatory statement that he had stolen billions of dollars in public funds.
The PDP governorship candidate noted that failure to comply with the letter within seven days would lead to further court proceedings against Tenebe.
However, in a statement released in Abuja by his lawyer, Blessing Agbomuhia, Tenebe said that he had not defamed Ighodaro and there was no need to apologize or retract his comments, insisting that his comments were legitimate. did.
“Further, our client has not defamed your client in any way and therefore there is no need for us to publicly apologize or retract the comments made in the alleged video,” Agbomuhia said. I would like to state this clearly.”
“However, if your client decides to take this matter further by going to court, we will refer you to the report of the Edo State Vehicle Recovery Commission and the preliminary report of Edo State that prosecuted your client. Relying on the defense of legitimacy according to the “Asset Verification Committee.”
