The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has threatened to institute a N10 billion defamation suit against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), over allegations linking him to bribery and murder.
Gbajabiamila, through his lawyer, Chief Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), issued the threat in a letter demanding that Adeyemi immediately retract the allegations, apologise publicly and remove all videos and publications containing the claims.
The legal notice followed comments made by Adeyemi during a June 26 press conference, where he alleged that Gbajabiamila received N400 million through a proxy and demanded an additional N200 million to facilitate his appointment. He also called for an investigation into the death of one Babatunde Tanimola, whom he described as an intermediary, and alleged that attempts had been made on his own life.
However, Gbajabiamila’s counsel described the allegations as “false, malicious, reckless and entirely without factual foundation,” insisting they were deliberately aimed at portraying the Chief of Staff as corrupt and a murderer.
According to the letter, Adeyemi was directed to immediately delete all videos, recordings and online publications containing the allegations and publish a full retraction and unreserved apology in at least five national newspapers and across all social media platforms where the claims were circulated.
Pinheiro maintained that Gbajabiamila had never met, spoken with or had any form of relationship with Adeyemi, making the allegations both baseless and defamatory.
“It is even more disturbing to our client that you resorted to defaming him through your press statements after a criminal charge had been filed against you,” the letter stated.
The lawyer warned that Adeyemi had 72 hours to comply with the demands or face legal action, including a N10 billion claim for damages, without further notice.
The latest development is the fallout of an ongoing controversy over the existence of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
Earlier in June, the Presidency publicly disowned the organisation, stating that the PFIPC was not established by the Tinubu administration.
Gbajabiamila had also clarified that neither his office nor the Presidency appointed Adeyemi to any position within the purported council.
Despite the Presidency’s position, Adeyemi challenged the denial during his June 26 press conference, questioning how the PFIPC allegedly appeared in the 2026 Appropriation Act if the body did not exist.
The Presidency has yet to respond publicly to Adeyemi’s latest claims beyond its earlier insistence that the PFIPC is not a recognised government agency.
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