Oriolowo said, “I have thus instructed my lawyers to write to the state government demanding a letter of apology within seven days and to also pay N500m as compensation for the unquantifiable damage done to my name and integrity.
“My lawyer’s letter has since been received by the government on December 30, 2022, and I hope that this government will retrace its steps, retract the publication, and apologise to me. Failure to do so, I will use all legal means available to me to get justice.” Efforts to reach the chairman of the Assets Recovery Committee, Dr Basiru Salam, for comment proved futile, as a call to his line did not go through, and he had yet to respond to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.