Saifullahi Hassan is the media aide to Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Hon. Saifullahi Hassan @SaifullahiHon
For decades, His Excellency Sen. @KwankwasoRM PhD, FNSE, has stood as a steadfast advocate for ordinary Nigerians, distinguished by his principles, courage, and dedication to public service.
Recent attempts to undermine that legacy through false and misleading allegations have been met with a clear and formal legal response.
The public influence must be exercised with responsibility and truth must remain our guide.
11u June, 2026
Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church INRI Bus Stop, Primate Ayodele Cres, Egbe Rd, Mushin, Lagos 102214, Lagos
Dear Sir,
RE: PUBLICATION OF FALSE. MALICIOUS AND DEROGATORY POST AGAINST HIS EXCELLENCY. DR. RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO: DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE RETRACTION AND APOLOGY
We are Solicitors to His Excellency, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (hereinafter our Client) on whose instruction we write to you in respect of the above captioned subject matter. Our Client is a public national and international figure having been the former Governor of Kano State for two terms, former Minister of Defence, former Member and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, a distinguished Senator and a former Presidential Candidate and the current Vice-presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress fliDC). 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.
The 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 Nigerian Democratic Congress INDC) 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, hypocritic, deceitful and insincere.
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 alike.
In the light of the foregoing, we hereby categorically demand as follows;
1. That you immediately within twenty-four (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 even the same visibility and prominence as your defamatory publication.
2. You provide a written undertaking that henceforth, you will cease and desist from publishing or republishing any defamatory or malicious content against our Client through any medium and on any platform whatsoever.
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 Ten Billion Naira and cost of the action on a full indemnity basis amongst other reliefs.
A stitch in time saves nine! You have been warned.
For Magaji Mato Ibrahim SAN & Co.
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