Sabi’u Tunde Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, has
denied working against Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Alwan Hassan, convener of North-South Progressive Alliance,
had alleged on Channels Television on Monday that Yusuf was leveraging on his
closeness with the president to ensure that Tinubu does not win the elections.
He also alleged that Yusuf, who is personal assistant to
Buhari, has a huge influence on the new naira notes policy.
“There is this kid called Sabi’u Tunde, he is the only one
doing all these things,” Hassan said.
“So he is trying to
use that opportunity because he is very close to the president, he could
manipulate everything or anything he wants to. It is just sad that a boy of
that age will be doing all these things without looking at examples of other
people that had done these things and where are they today.
“Everything that is happening on these Naira notes is Sabiu
Tunde.
“He has spoken to a lot of people. He has told people that
he is hell-bent on making sure we don’t win elections and that Asiwaju doesn’t
win elections.”
However, in a letter dated February 8 and addressed to
Hassan, Tunde through his solicitors, Wole Olanipekun & Co, described the
allegations as “made up”.
“Our client denies the allegations and references to him
contained in your publications as made-up, concocted, fabricated, fictitious
and deliberately erroneous,” the letter read.
“Your said publication was/is intended to reduce our
client’s estimation in the eyes of well-meaning people.
“Presumably, your actions towards our client were eventuated
by bad faith, spite and hatred.
“Our client’s
reputation has been seriously damaged, and he has also suffered considerable
distress and embarrassment. This is more so that, issues in respect of which
you publicly laid the blame at the doorstep of our client are those which have
garnered national attention and, in some reported instances, led to violent
protests. Thus, your actions, in fact, put our client at risk of physical
harm.”
Yusuf is asking Hassan to pay N5 billion as damages for
defamation.
He also wants “an unequivocal retraction of all allegations
published by you about our client in the course of the above referenced
telecast.
“A public apology to our client to be issued vide the same
channel(s) through which you published the initial defamatory remarks.
“Both the retraction
and public apology should be published in at least four newspapers with
coverage and circulation across all geo-political zones in Nigeria.
“In the event that you do not comply with our client’s above
legitimate demands within 21 days of receipt of this letter, our client
reserves the right to resort to all means legally permissible under various
laws which you are subject to municipally and globally to seek the appropriate
redress relating to the unwarranted attacks on his person and ascription of
derogatory falsehood to his character by you.”
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