The Global President of civil rights advocacy group, One Love Foundation, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor has threatened legal action against the Benin City Chapter of Nigerian Bar Association.
Reacting to a suit by the NBA Benin City Branch demanding an apology, retraction and the sum of N500m, Eholor described the claim as untrue and unfounded, saying, “he is the one that should be apologised to”.
He said : “I am waiting for Edo Osagie, who has been sending people to beg me, but has now written me. I am not afraid, I speak the truth and he cannot stop me. I am disappointed over the action of the chairman of the NBA Benin who has not treated my complain. He is busy writing me to apologise to him and pay for damages.
“Edo-Osagie has failed to resign from NBA chairman when he knows he holds appointments with the Edo State Government and has also make the NBA weak and too quiet. His weakness made the DSS to assault Barrister Ogbankwa and many lawyers are now laughing stocks. What does this man mean, is it not true that the NBA lawyers are now surety in EFCC?
“Lawyers are called by EFCC to come and bail yahoo boys and share money. Edo Osagie cannot close my mouth when I know what I am saying and a human rights fighter. He should be praising me for assisting him to sit up, he is too weak. This man attacked me and insulted my family in the social media. I am a successful man with good business but show me your business which you inherited and has since collapsed. I will not take it man, you attacked my family for giving you an advice and telling you you should join us to fight oppression and injustice.
“Lawyers are respected people and I love many of them like Gani, Femi Falana, Olisa. Why will the NBA in Edo State that has many people who are good elect this man who went to politician’s house to tell them that the NBA will defend them in the tribunal. This is a shame and a disgrace, because when the politician losses the case, the other candidate who won would celebrate and laugh at the NBA.
“Edo Osagie should not make me angry. Let him resign, he does not know what to do. He should go and face the problems in the DSS and EFCC and leave my family alone. I am waiting for him and will face him in court for this craze of attacking my family because I am telling him the truth.”
