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Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by ALTERNATEID: 8:01am On Aug 31, 2025
WebsiteMaster:
Nice read. In my opinion I wouldn't want Obi to take this further and I would also like if there's a way to restrain the temu lawyer from further injurious statements against Obi.
Restrain him for what? Should Tinubu also restrain Peter Obi and all his supporters from further making injurious statements against him?

See, we are in a democracy and free speech is a key ingredient of democratic governance. Anyone who thinks he’s too big to be abused, insulted and scrutinized should not put himself up for public office. Peter Obi is a political fraud and he will be called out severally till he quits politics. You all can’t restrain people from speaking their truth.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by omenka(m): 8:03am On Aug 31, 2025
A TheCable report found that the investment was worth only $5.38 million as of June 2022). Although Obi’s family had no direct stakes in International Breweries, it does in SABMiller/AB InBev (via NEXT International Limited, where, according to Premium Times of January 11, 2023, “Mr Obi was listed as a director while his wife, Margaret, served as secretary.) SABMiller/AB InBev was International Breweries’ parent company. Obi himself, in his response to Kadaria, said he was “no longer involved in the company,” which means he was at some point.
Just negodu their saintly savior. cheesy cheesy
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by moscow007: 8:04am On Aug 31, 2025
He failed to mention that Deji presented his opinion as facts and even dated P.O to sue him if he thinks he's lying.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by mohims(m): 8:06am On Aug 31, 2025
Pompoma:
Deji Adeyanju is using Peter Obi's name to grow his social media pages and to become popular. Hence he has to say anything against Obi whether true or false, just to trend.
You people never cease to amaze me at all. Learn to kiss the truth. Imagine the comment you are making. You guys always love living in self denial even when you know the truth. Obi will NEVER rule this country. He is a habitual, pathological and an unrepentant liar. I remember how he was quick to deny the Yes Daddy audio that was leaked and even threatened to sue premium times. Premium times dared him to sue them and since then Gbajue went into comatose. You should have just read this post without typing this B.S. Learn to kiss the truth
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by 1Alex: 8:09am On Aug 31, 2025
Here is a clear summary in simple language

On August 26, 2025, Peter Obi’s legal team sent a formal notice to activist Deji Adeyanju. The letter demanded removal of posts on social media, a full apology on X, Facebook, and in three national newspapers—within seven days—or face a defamation lawsuit .

Adeyanju had called Obi a “fraud,” “religious bigot,” “leader of the mob,” claimed Obi offered him money disguised as a “thank you,” and accused him of misusing state funds for his family business .

Some of Adeyanju’s claims rest on verifiable facts. For example:

Obi invested $30 million of Anambra State funds in International Breweries. Obi claimed he later reduced the stake held by the state, and had at some point personal involvement in the parent company via a firm where his wife was secretary .

An audio recording shows Obi calling this a “religious war” and asking for support—when played, it supports the claim of religious bias. Independent fact‐checkers confirmed the recording’s authenticity .

Investigative reports from the Pandora Papers accuse Obi of failing to declare offshore assets, including those held by his children—violating Nigerian law .

In 2009, police reportedly found ₦250 million in cash at Obi’s private office in Lagos, packaged in suitcases. Obi said it was meant for a contractor, but suspicions remained because no contractor appeared, and Obi left the country soon after .


The author argues truth is a valid defense in libel cases. Many of Adeyanju’s statements reflect real, documented events or statements by Obi himself. If sued, Adeyanju could use these facts to show he is neither lying nor defaming Obi .

The post suggests that Obi’s attempt to silence criticism through legal action may backfire by drawing more attention to his controversies .

Adeyanju responded defiantly. He posted on Facebook, “I can’t wait to meet him in court finally. A fraud parading himself as a messiah” .


In plain terms: Obi wants to sue, but many of Adeyanju’s accusations are based on recorded speech, investigations, or public records. In a libel case, that makes it hard to prove defamation.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by Pompoma(f): 8:10am On Aug 31, 2025
mohims:
You people never cease to amaze me at all. Learn to kiss the truth. Imagine the comment you are making. You guys always love living in self denial even when you know the truth. Obi will NEVER rule this country. He is a habitual, pathological and an unrepentant liar. I remember how he was quick to deny the Yes Daddy audio that was leaked and even threatened to sue premium times. Premium times dared him to sue them and since then Gbajue went into comatose. You should have just read this post without typing this B.S. Learn to kiss the truth
At the end of this gibberish you said nothing.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by danemenike: 8:13am On Aug 31, 2025
Ok
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by CharlotteFlair: 8:14am On Aug 31, 2025
Thank you kperogi for your unsolicited counsel.
However, Peter Obi and his lawyers will meet deji in court, it's a simple stuff.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by simpleseyi: 8:16am On Aug 31, 2025
Faruku should go and sit down with his fellow Almajaris. Thus us beyond his understanding
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by learnedman(m): 8:16am On Aug 31, 2025
If I were Obi ,it would have been better to ignore that food is ready baby lawyer with criminal tendencies masquerading as an activist grin shocked
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by KennethOkonkwo:
casdoruche:
This Farooq lost relevance the moment he wrote articles and later retracted them. He only spews whatever the establishment allowed. A tribal bigot and a bias writer. Under Buhari he wrote so much like an activist but now he just writing to save his career and job. Writing against Obi and pushing his tribal takes under disguise of not taking sides.

Despite all now no one takes him serious. He sold his career for partisan and tribal politics
Peter OBI has lost relevance to reasonable people since,do you know how many times OBi had spit rubbish and never retracted it?..when will OBI sue people gazette for the yes daddy tape as he promised ?

He is only still relevant among Igbo out of bigotry.
The below is an evidence

Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by osuofia2(m): 8:19am On Aug 31, 2025
Social media president vs Temu lawyer.
Haha, Deji used to be the darlings of the headless social mobs
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by Reference(m): 8:19am On Aug 31, 2025
In a working democracy very few things should be beyond limits and the threshold for personal injury should remain high.

Obi has every right to go legal just as Deji haa every right to expose him. This is one of many antidotes to feudalism. And it is necessary to prove that democracy is more about weakening the persona of the leader so he can be led.

If you understand this you are well underway to making democracy work.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by mohims(m): 8:20am On Aug 31, 2025
GoodAssociate:
What matters to me now is what will happen in 2027. I am praying to God to open the eyes of Nigerians to chose the right leaders in the 2027 elections.
But Obi is certainly that man. He is a deceit, a pathological, habitual and an unrepentant liar. I laugh whenever I see his mob trying to repackage him. I live in Anambra for 5 years out out of his 8 years reign as Governor of Anambra state. Obi was a collosal failure. The same people who called him names are the same people trying to repackage him because if tribal and religious sentiments. Obi has nothing to offer. He can only continue to be social media President but never in reality! Facts don't lie. He knows most Gen z's don't have much time to spend watching news etc that's why he can come out to tell Nigerians that he never left any debt for his successor but facts say other wise. Even during a Gubernatorial election debate, Willie Obiano said it in live TV that Peter Obi left a debt of over 175B for him. Peter Obi never came out to counter that claim because the facts are there. We don't need a man who is a deceit and a shameless liar as president of this country. Someone that performed woefully as Governor of Anambra state is coming to tell you that he has the solution to Nigeria's problems and you believe such a person? If you know that I'm terrible in mathematics, would you allow me to be your child's mathematics teacher?
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by jamafa: 8:24am On Aug 31, 2025
Pompoma:
Deji Adeyanju is using Peter Obi's name to grow his social media pages and to become popular. Hence he has to say anything against Obi whether true or false, just to trend.
The same Adeyanju said alot about Tinubu.

Tinubu supports no take am too serious

E reach Obi turn unah one make heaven fall 😂

Watin U one make Tinubu do 😂

The fact is that Obidients can't take 99% of what dey dish out to people.

Unah never see anything 😂
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by billyG(m): 8:26am On Aug 31, 2025
Adeyanju is paid by d gornmentto insult obi,if not let him insult bat I want to check something.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by omenka(m): 8:31am On Aug 31, 2025
Pompoma:
Deji Adeyanju is using Peter Obi's name to grow his social media pages and to become popular. Hence he has to say anything against Obi whether true or false, just to trend.
Is this all you got from the article? Even after reading only the bolded portions? Damn!!! cheesy
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by jamafa: 8:33am On Aug 31, 2025
franchasofficia:
If Peter Obi sues Deji Adeyanju nothing will come out of it because Nigeria's judiciary is already compromised and a branch of the Presidency whom Deji Adeyanju is now working for indirectly. They will extort the situation and at the end throw the case into the dustbin.


Whereas if Nigeria was a working nation with working and neutral judiciary, Deji Adeyanju will definitely be found guilty of two to three counts of character defamation and I will point them out.


1, Deji Adeyanju lied against Peter Obi by saying that Peter Obi offered him bribe and he rejected it.

Aisha Yesufu did raised a post asking Deji to come forward with explanation of how Peter Obi gave him bribe but Deji Adeyanju is now backtracking and soft pedaling by saying Obi tried to give him an envelope as a thank you for coming, in a real nation with working legal system, Deji Adeyanju is already guilty of count one.


2, Deji Adeyanju called Peter Obi a fraud, he must present verifiable evidence to prove this not some hearsay publications.

The 250million cash found with Peter Obi's aide when he was Anambra Governor is laughable, so if a Governor wants to loot money, it is 250million naira he would loot when Ibori looted over $200million? It's laughable lol. Okay let's even assume he wanted to steal 200million Naira from Anambra state as Governor.


As at that time, Anambra's State Assembly was controlled by opposition party PDP, they even set up a committee to indict Peter Obi on this case, the committee did a thorough investigation with Nigerian Police, EFCC, etc and at the end they released an official statement that no fraud was committed that it was truly money meant for a contractor. This is on national dailies, Google it and read.


As for the Pandora papers. Peter Obi owned a private business in the UK that made him billions via Next companies he owned while he lived in UK. So when Peter Obi wanted to join Nigerian politics, Obi shutdown Next, gathered the money and set up a foreign account in a tax free nation also known as Tax haven and used his children to invest the money in the tax haven so that the money won't be reducing yearly through heavy taxation, Peter Obi has no single stake in the money anymore. So Peter Obi transferred the wealth he made in UK to his daughter and had no more stake in it.


So he came back and joined Naija politics and later became Governor.


Nigerian constitution demands that someone contesting for Governor, President, etc declare their assets, Obi declared the assets in his name, our law does not compel you to declare assets owned by your children or one jointly owned. Even at that, Tinubu have never declared his asset, Buhari did his partially, many Governors and Presidents refuse but Pete Obi declared his personally owned assets except this very money he invested in a foreign country through his kids which is more like he has now transferred the wealth to his children before joining politics. So there is no wrongdoing here, no legal system can find you guilty of tax evasion on this because the wealth has been transferred.


On the issue of investing Anambra money in International Breweries, a South-Africa and British owned brewery Obi pleaded to come to Anambra to invest and they gave him conditions and he told them no, that instead of him investing, it should be Anambra state the state they are coming to invest.


Where is the issue?

That Obi owned some shares with SabMiller, a sub-group of International Breweries? A share he bought many years ago before he became Anambra Governor?


Una no well.


Peter Obi should leave you guys to continue to enjoy your failed and corrupt leaders abeg, Nigeria is clearly irredeemable, simple!
If this is the case, you know how many obidients go don go jail??

Dey keep calling the president printed names, day by day. The president don't even read social media messages again because of them 😂

Obidients can tolerate quarter of what dey dish out to people 😂

Yeye people
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by casualobserver: 8:37am On Aug 31, 2025
WebsiteMaster:
Nice read. In my opinion I wouldn't want Obi to take this further and I would also like if there's a way to restrain the temu lawyer from further injurious statements against Obi.
He can’t and he won’t. A common tactic is to threaten to sue and even get your lawyers to file, to give the impression to the public that you have been wronged but never actually proceed with the case. I am not a lawyer so I can’t give you the technical details.


Peter Obi CANNOT afford for to actually pursue the case. He has too many skeletons in his cupboard. Mark my words he will drop the case. It’s just hot air.

I am not a fan of Adeyanju but Peter has too many skeletons.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by razzydoo(m): 8:39am On Aug 31, 2025
Wow!!!!!
Beautiful, what happened Mr Farooq??
I'm surprised at the accuracy of this.
shocked i learnt new things about what defamation entails and what a rhetorical hyperbole is.
Law is really interesting.
Maybe I can combine it with Medicine. cool
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by Pompoma(f): 8:39am On Aug 31, 2025
omenka:
Is this all you got from the article? Even after reading only the bolded portions? Damn!!! cheesy
Then summarize it for me starting from the beginning to the end.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by KennethOkonkwo:
thisisit:
NAH DEM DEM...NO DIFFERENCE

FFK, LAI MOHD, ABURE, APAPA, ARABAMBI,KPEROGI,DEJI, BWALA, JOE IGBOKWE, ADESINA ETC

THEY STAND FOR NOTHING.... THEY DONT STAND FOR OPPRESSOR, THEY DONT STAND FOR THE OPPRESSED

THEY ALWAYS STAND FOR MONEY AND ONLY MONEY
PETER OBI is worse than those people you listed.
Was it GOD Peter OBI was looking for when he abandoned OJUKWU APGA to join the ruling party PDP in 2014?.....So tell me what Peter OBI stands for,Somebody that couldn't even say exactly at this time T which party he belongs
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by casualobserver: 8:53am On Aug 31, 2025
Peter Obi claims the stake in the brewery by next was ok because he had nothing to do with the company and it was a family business. Same way he said the property in GRA which was bought while he was governor was bought by next and nothing to do with him.

But today he is a director and a shareholder in next, which means ultimately he owns the property in GrA and shares in the brewery. That he “resigned” from next while he was governor does not mean The shares in the breweries and the property in GRA Ikeja don’t belong to him. That’s money laundering!

Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by descartes400: 8:59am On Aug 31, 2025
The abroad Prof, has provided enough tips on how the 'Temu lawyer ' should defend himself against the ' social media president' should the case proceed to the courts.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by buygala(m): 9:04am On Aug 31, 2025
As Deji's far Senior at the Bar, I have always advised him to take at least two years off to learn the rudiments of legal practice from a well grounded lawyer, instead of constituting himself into a nuisance over the social media space...

It is quite disturbing that Deji as a lawyer doesn't know that only a court of law can declare someone a criminal and fraud, and no one else...If Obi sues him for defamation, his only defence will be to provide the certified true copy of the Court judgement convicting Peter Obi of Fraud and other criminal allegations he has levelled against him...Shikena

And it's also quite shocking that Deji does not know that Ignorance of the law is not an excuse for its breach...and now that he is a lawyer, the presumption that he knows the law before running his mouth is extremely high..

And Farook a layman lining up layman "evidence" to support Deji is very amusing.... When push comes to shove, Farook won't be there to help Deji explain how as a lawyer he accused a man of fraud, without a court judgement to back that allegation up...
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by callthefred: 9:06am On Aug 31, 2025
franchasofficia:
If Peter Obi sues Deji Adeyanju nothing will come out of it because Nigeria's judiciary is already compromised and a branch of the Presidency whom Deji Adeyanju is now working for indirectly. They will extort the situation and at the end throw the case into the dustbin.


Whereas if Nigeria was a working nation with working and neutral judiciary, Deji Adeyanju will definitely be found guilty of two to three counts of character defamation and I will point them out.


1, Deji Adeyanju lied against Peter Obi by saying that Peter Obi offered him bribe and he rejected it.

Aisha Yesufu did raised a post asking Deji to come forward with explanation of how Peter Obi gave him bribe but Deji Adeyanju is now backtracking and soft pedaling by saying Obi tried to give him an envelope as a thank you for coming, in a real nation with working legal system, Deji Adeyanju is already guilty of count one.


2, Deji Adeyanju called Peter Obi a fraud, he must present verifiable evidence to prove this not some hearsay publications.

The 250million cash found with Peter Obi's aide when he was Anambra Governor is laughable, so if a Governor wants to loot money, it is 250million naira he would loot when Ibori looted over $200million? It's laughable lol. Okay let's even assume he wanted to steal 200million Naira from Anambra state as Governor.


As at that time, Anambra's State Assembly was controlled by opposition party PDP, they even set up a committee to indict Peter Obi on this case, the committee did a thorough investigation with Nigerian Police, EFCC, etc and at the end they released an official statement that no fraud was committed that it was truly money meant for a contractor. This is on national dailies, Google it and read.


As for the Pandora papers. Peter Obi owned a private business in the UK that made him billions via Next companies he owned while he lived in UK. So when Peter Obi wanted to join Nigerian politics, Obi shutdown Next, gathered the money and set up a foreign account in a tax free nation also known as Tax haven and used his children to invest the money in the tax haven so that the money won't be reducing yearly through heavy taxation, Peter Obi has no single stake in the money anymore. So Peter Obi transferred the wealth he made in UK to his daughter and had no more stake in it.


So he came back and joined Naija politics and later became Governor.


Nigerian constitution demands that someone contesting for Governor, President, etc declare their assets, Obi declared the assets in his name, our law does not compel you to declare assets owned by your children or one jointly owned. Even at that, Tinubu have never declared his asset, Buhari did his partially, many Governors and Presidents refuse but Pete Obi declared his personally owned assets except this very money he invested in a foreign country through his kids which is more like he has now transferred the wealth to his children before joining politics. So there is no wrongdoing here, no legal system can find you guilty of tax evasion on this because the wealth has been transferred.


On the issue of investing Anambra money in International Breweries, a South-Africa and British owned brewery Obi pleaded to come to Anambra to invest and they gave him conditions and he told them no, that instead of him investing, it should be Anambra state the state they are coming to invest.


Where is the issue?

That Obi owned some shares with SabMiller, a sub-group of International Breweries? A share he bought many years ago before he became Anambra Governor?


Una no well.


Peter Obi should leave you guys to continue to enjoy your failed and corrupt leaders abeg, Nigeria is clearly irredeemable, simple!
Talking rubbish with so much confidence.

So offering financial reward or incentive is not to entice someone right? Abi when Ibori stole $20m he stole it at once? That Obi was caught with only 250m doesn't mean that's all he stole. That was just what was caught. He traveled abroad immediately remember? Which can only mean he brought the cash to Lagos to change to dollars and travel abroad with it. Your defense are flawed.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by PHIPEX(m):
One thing with Farooq is always trying to hide behind one finger to throw shades at Obi while claiming to be neutral.

His bias is always on display on 3D thats why no serious person takes his pretension neutrality seriously.
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by crixlight2(m): 9:24am On Aug 31, 2025
Pompoma:
Deji Adeyanju is using Peter Obi's name to grow his social media pages and to become popular. Hence he has to say anything against Obi whether true or false, just to trend.
Unah get big problem , this Adeyanju don Dey support Obi for years now and now they fall out it is because he want to grow his social media page , how his fight with Obi will grow his page rather it will affect his page more. This same Obi beg Afe Babalola not to sue Farotimi for defamation, now na this same Obi wan sue Adeyanju for the same defamation. I know Obi cannot do anything wrong in front of you people but last last Obi still remain Politician
Re: Obi’s Litigious Reflexes Vs Adeyanju’s Burden Of Truth - Farooq Kperogi by Pompoma(f): 9:27am On Aug 31, 2025
crixlight2:
Unah get big problem , this Adeyanju don Dey support Obi for years now and now they fall out it is because he want to grow his social media page , how his fight with Obi will grow his page rather it will affect his page more. This same Obi beg Afe Babalola not to sue Farotimi for defamation, now na this same Obi wan sue Adeyanju for the same defamation. I know Obi cannot do anything wrong in front of you people but last last Obi still remain Politician
At the end you said nothing.
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