Lauretta Onochie Says No Apology To ‘Depressed’ Atiku – TheNigerialawyer

Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie Monday said the demand for a
public apology by the presidential candidate of the opposition
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar shows he is
“depressed”, Independent reports.

“This is in no way responding to the depressed Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar whose aides are constantly cooking up disgrace for him,
for the sake of their stomachs, instead of giving him his pills,”
Onochie said in a post on her Facebook page on Monday.

Onochie, a social media aide of President Muhammadu Buhari drew
the ire of Abubakar after accusing him of being on the watchlist of
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for corruption as well as shopping
for terrorists in the Middle East.

She did not provide any evidence for her claims and allegations
against Abubakar.

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria who contested
and the 2019 presidential election to Buhari asked Onochie to issue
him a public apology over what he called her defamatory
statements.

Abubakar in a letter through his counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN,
threatened to institute a 2 billion Naira suit against Onochie if
she did not meet his demands.

Onochie, who appears not to regret her earlier statements
against Atiku said the former president’s demands are mere plots to
distract her from her job with President Buhari whom Abubakar is
challenging his election victory at the election tribunal.

“We are entering into the most crucial time at the Election
Tribunal where the mandate freely given to our beloved President by
Nigerians, is being challenged and I’m their nightmare,” Onochie
said.

She said Abubakar “In their thinking, (are saying) Let’s
distract Lauretta Onochie. We can’t afford to have her focused on
her job.

“I can’t be distracted,” Onochie said.

She said her reasons not to be distracted is the support from
about 34 million supporters of President Buhari across the
country.

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