‘I’m not afraid’ – Onanuga reacts to Peter Obi’s N5bn defamation suit against him

• Onanuga said he was not afraid of any legal action and that he was waiting to hear from Obi’s lawyers.

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communications and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says he is waiting to be served the notice of the defamation suit filed by Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, against him.

Recall that Onanuga recently alleged that Obi and his supporters were behind the planned nationwide protests against the Tinubu-led government over the hardship in the country.

But Obi, in a letter signed by his lawyer, Alex Ejesieme, to Onanuga, urged the presidential spokesman to retract the statement and tender an unreserved apology to him within 72 hours.

Obi also demanded N5 billion in damages from Onanuga over the said allegation.

Reacting, Onanuga, in a fresh post on his official X handle on Tuesday, said he was not afraid of any legal action and that he was waiting to hear from Obi’s lawyers.

said: “I am still waiting for the letter from Peter Obi’s lawyer threatening a N5 billion suit and demanding an apology to Peter Obi over the planned ‘revolution’.

“Let me just tell Obi and his lawyer: I am not afraid of any legal action. We shall meet in court.