Amaechi to sue Fani-Kayode, Fayose’s aide for defamation

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Amaechi to sue Fani-Kayode, Fayose’s aide for defamation

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has threatened to sue a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Lere Olayinka, a spokesman of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over their accusation that he, Amechi, was the owner of the N13 billion cash found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos State last week. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Wednesday discovered $43 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million in an apartment, with the ownership yet to be unveiled as at press time. Fani-Kayode and Olayinka had on their Twitter handles linked Amaechi to the funds, saying he owns the apartment. But Amaechi, through his lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi, disputed the allegation, saying it amounted to defamation. In a letter to Fani-Kayode, the lawyer wrote: “The attention of our client has been drawn to your tweet posted on your Twitter timeline (@realFFK) where you claimed that “The $43 million is Rotimi Amaechi’s. He owns the flat it was found in too (sic).” Fagbemi said the allegation was false, malicious and aimed at maligning Amaechi. “Our client neither owns the cash nor the house where the cash was found and your story and claim are unfounded. “As a matter of fact, our client does not own any house in Lagos State not to talk of keeping cash in one and your story is preposterous,” Fagbemi said. Amaechi thus demanded apology from Fani-Kayode within seven days or face legal action. In addition, he also wants   Fani-Kayode to publish his retraction in five national dailies and pay him a compensation of N500 million. For Olayinka, the lawyer equally claimed there was no truth in his allegation. Olayinka’s claim that Amaechi rented the apartment opposite where the money was found for the owner of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu. Abudu had equally denied the allegation, with her lawyer threatening to also sue. Fagbemi demanded that Olayinka apologized, retracted the allegation and paid a compensation of N750 million to Amaechi to avoid further backlash. “We have been overwhelmed with calls concerning a threat by Rotimi Amaechi to sue Chief Fani-Kayode for defamation. We are not losing any sleep over this matter. We have not received any court processes or letters from Ameachi but when we do so our lawyers will respond vigorously and appropriately. Thank you,” Jude Ndukwe, Special Assistant on Media to Fani-Kayode, responded. 

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