Gbajabiamila Demands N10bn, Public Apology From Adeyemi Over Alleged False and Defamatory Statements

Parties in the alleged operation of a ‘fake’ Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, (PFIPC) have resorted to legal action to clear their alleged role and name in the existence of the agency.

Police had earlier dragged the Director General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew to court accusing him of forgery among others.

The Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is at the centre of the allegations, has through his solicitor, Kemi Pinhero (SAN) written to Adeyemi seeking some demands from him.

Pinhero, in a five-page letter dated July 6, 2026 was titled, “RE: CEASE AND DESIST

INRE: FALSE AND DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN YOUR WIDELY CIRCULATED PRESS STATEMENT OF THE 25TH OF JUNE, 2026,” addressed to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew.

It stated that his client’s attention had been drawn to a press conference addressed by Adeyemi and circulated extensively across traditional and digital media platforms under the title “Press Conference Address By Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew.

“The publication, which has been extensively circulated across several print, electronic and social media platforms and has consequently attracted widespread public attention.

“It contains numerous statements which are not only false, malicious, reckless and entirely without factual foundation, but were clearly designed to portray our client as corrupt, dishonest, criminally culpable, morally bankrupt, administratively incompetent, a murderer and unfit to occupy public office.

“In particular, in your press conference, you falsely alleged, among other things, that our client: demanded or requested forty-eight percent (48%) of the alleged take-off grant of an entity described as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.

“Received the sum of 400,000,000.00 by proxy in connection with appointments relating to the said entity; abused and exploited his office as Chief of Staff to intimidate individuals and media organisations.