Ayodele Fayose and Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the President, has, on
Wednesday, demanded a full retraction of a widely-circulated material
distributed by Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, in which he claimed to
have uncovered how Mrs. Buhari was allegedly mentioned as having
transferred funds to a convicted former U.S. lawmaker, Williams
Jefferson.
In a warning letter dispatched through her legal representatives,
Mrs. Buhari said Mr. Fayose’s action was directly responsible for the
publication of the “very wild and unfounded” allegations in the media.
Through the letter, titled: “Demand for unqualified retraction
of the false statement published by you in various media on the 20th of
June, 2016, and subsequent dates regarding our client, Her Excellency,
Mrs. Aisha Buhari the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,” the president’s wife gave Mr. Fayose five working days to retract the statement or face legal action.
“Our client has referred to us statement made by you and
published on the 20th of June, 2016 (and other subsequent days)
concerning and pertaining to her person for necessary action.
“The said statement which was caused by you and your agents to
be widely circulated and published in various media platforms: print,
electronic and online such as PREMIUM TIMES www.premiumtimesng.com on
20th of June, 2016, contains very wild, unfounded and false allegations
and imputations against the person of our client.
“Specifically, in the said statement credited to you and signed
by your Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, you, inter alia, false
stated as follows:
"Even the president cannot claim to be an angel. The estate he
built in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted over the
Halliburton Scandal (sic). When that American, Jeferson, was being
sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having wired $170,000
to Jefferson. Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of Jefferson. We
can serialise the judgement for people to see and read,” Ismaila Alasa and Mary Ekpene, who signed the letter on behalf of the law firm, said.
“Take notice that unless you and your agents meet our humble
demands within 5 (five) working days of the receipt of this letter, we
shall take all necessary steps within the contemplation of the law to
seek redress for our client.”
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, could not immediately confirm
or deny if Mary Ekpere & Co. is indeed the solicitors to Mr.
Buhari.
Mr. Fayose had on Monday evening distributed a statement which
contained excerpts of court documents sourced from the United States
Department of Justice Website.
In the statement, Mr. Fayose said Mrs. Buhari was an accomplice in
the bribery scandal that landed Mr. Jefferson in jail, saying he added
the link as a proof.
Although an Aisha Buhari was mentioned in the case files, those who
investigated the matter have, however, said that Aisha Buhari is an
impostor and not the wife of Mr. Buhari.
Two former chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, have come out within the past two days
say Mrs. Buhari had no connection with the Jefferson bribery scandal.
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