The spokesperson of the Imole Campaign Council in Osun State, Pelumi Olajengbesi has asked Senator Francis Fadahunsi to publicly retract an alleged defamatory comments he allegedly made about the legal practitioner.

In a letter of demand and notice of intention to commence legal proceedings for alleged defamation and injurious falsehood arising from the senator’s statements on Viable TV and Channels TV, Olajengbesi said he was prepared to approach the court and file a N10billion defamation suit against the senator.

Hammed Lasisi, Olajengbesi’s lawyer, who authored the letter and directed it to Fadahunsi on his behalf, said, “During the said interview, you launched a direct attack on the identity, character and reputation of our Client by stating, among other things, that our Client was “not even from the same Ijebu-Jesha” and was “from somewhere in Ogun State.” You further accused him of “using thugs, Eiye and Aye.”

These statements directly questioned our Client’s identity and origin as a son of Ijebu-Jesa and, more gravely, imputed that he sponsors, associates with and/or deploys thugs and members of the Eiye and Aye cult groups in furtherance of his political activities.

Again, on 11th August 2026, during your live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, you made another direct statement concerning our Client while commenting on the late Ajayi Aderogba, also known as Rogba, to wit: “Rogba is an Eiye man sponsored by Barr. Olajengbesi terrorising the whole … my own territory up and down through all these Eiye and Aye.”

The natural, ordinary and unmistakable meaning conveyed by the above statement is that our Client sponsors, finances, supports and/or patronises members of the Eiye and Aye cult groups and deploys them to terrorise members of the public.”

Denying the allegations, Olajengbesi further dismissed them as false, defamatory and gravely injurious to his personal, professional and political reputation. “The allegation of sponsoring cultists and persons engaged in acts of terror is particularly serious, as it imputes criminality and conduct wholly incompatible with our Client’s standing as a legal practitioner, public figure and candidate for elective office.”

He gave Fadahunsi 24 hours to retract his statements and tender apology, and asked him to refrain from tarnishing his image.

Olajengbesi said he would not hesitate to proceed with legal redress and slam N10billion damages against the serving senator if he fails to apologise within the ultimatum. (The Guardian)

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