By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the spiritual leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele , within which to retract, and tender an unreserved apology over alleged defamatory remarks, or be prepared to face legal actions.
In a pre-action notice shared on his official site, the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement threatened to initiate a N10 billion Naira legal proceedings, should Ayodele fail to retract the alleged defamatory statements.
In the pre-action notice filed by his legal team dated June 11, 2026, Senator Kwankwaso alleged that the controversial Christian Cleric, published defamatory statements, wherein he claimed that he, Kwankwaso, is fake, and will, in the end, betray Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 Polls.
The notice also noted that Primate Ayodele had, during the course of a live stream Church Service claimed that Kwankwaso was paid to become Obi’s running mate on the platform of the NDC.
Consequently, the pre-action notice demanded immediate retraction of the said offensive remarks , a public apology, as well as a written undertaking to cease any further publications of statements within 24 hours, or be prepared for a legal action.
“Our client’s attention has been drawn to your viral publication which is trending on all social media platforms and in international and local news outlets wherein you published malicious and defamatory contents against him geared toward tarnishing his long earned reputation in Nigeria and beyond.
“In the said publication, while addressing a physical congregation, and being video-recorded, deliberately to your knowledge, and televised on a live stream to an unquantifiable audience, you expressly, and without cause stated amongst other things as follows: ‘KWANKWASO IS A FAKE. TO OBI, KWANKWASO WILL BETRAY YOU. KWANKWASO HAS BEEN PAID TO BE VICE PRESIDENT TO OBI,’ AMONG OTHER LIBELOUS COMMENTS WHILE PRETENDING TO BE A PREACHER”
“This publication directly, and unequivocally refers to our client, and attacks his credibility, sincerity of purpose, and political integrity as the Vice presidential candidate and running mate to Peter Obi under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, political party.
“Your assertions which are deliberate, premeditated, false, unprovoked, grossly unfounded, and unsubstantiated, meant, and negatively portrays our client to right thinking members of the society as deviant.
“The intended messages in your publication are carefully designed, and curated to gravely damage the sparkling reputation which our client has painstakingly built over the years ,and to create a rift within the ranks of the members of NDC ,and their teeming supporters.
“In the light of the foregoing, Kwankwaso’s legal team has, thereby, categorically demanded from Primate Ayodele as follows: That you, immediately, within 24 hours publish a full, direct and unequivocal retraction of, and apology for the false, malicious, and defamatory publication against our client on all social media platforms, and reputable local and international news outlets, while ensuring that the retraction and apology is given the same visibility and prominence as your defamatory publication”
‘Take notice that if you neglect, fail, or refuse to accede to our reasonable demands within the stipulated time frame, we have our client’s unflinching instruction to take out appropriate legal proceedings against you without further recourse to you, wherein we shall claim substantial damages to the tune of 10 billion Naira , and cost of the action on full indemnity basis amongst other reliefs”, the pre-action notice reads .
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