ALLEGED N4TR REFUND BY EMEFIELE: LEMO’S LAWYERS THREATENS LAW SUIT
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- Denies Refunding $500m to FG
Based on reports in certain section of the press, that embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele returned the sum of N4 trillion to the coffers of the Federal Government; legal representatives to a former deputy-governor of the CBN, Tunde Lemo; has written to an onine news platform, News.Band to withdraw the story and also issue an apology.
The publication had also alleged that Lemo also made a $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Dollars) refund to the FG.
In a letter dated 22nd Novemeber and signed by Obienu Chinedu of Zest Partners, he wrote “We are a firm of Legal Practitioners retained by Tunde Lemo who is herein
referred to as our Client and on whose express instructions we write as follows:
“Our Client’s attention has been drawn to the publication made by NEWS.BAND an online Newspaper owned by Elombah Communications on the 21 Day of November 2023 with the above referenced as caption.
“It is our Client’s express instruction that he did not at any time take any $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Dollars) from the coffer of Nigerian Government warranting any refund.
“That he did not refund $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Dollars) or any amount to the Federal Government of Nigeria either through the Special Investigator of the Federal Government or any agent of the government or any person by whatsoever name called.
“That the information so published by your newspaper as it relates to our Client is false and untrue. Our Client finds the Statement defamatory and sees it as a direct attack
on his personality to malign him in the eyes of well-meaning Nigerians and his friends outside Nigeria.
“Our client herein DEMANDS that you retract the said statement making the rounds as it relates to our client within the next 24hours.
“It is our hope that you will heed and accede to our demands and retract the statement through the same medium it was published`within the timeframe given. HOWEVER should wisdom fail to prevail, and you fail-to so comply, we will proceed to perfect our client’s instruction”
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