A Top Courtroom of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has fastened November 9, 10 and 13 for the graduation of trial within the N15 billion defamation go well with filed through Femi Gbajabiamila, Leader of Body of workers to President Bola Tinubu, in opposition to Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-Normal of the debatable Presidential International Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
The dates had been fastened on Thursday through Justice Samira Bature after attorneys disagreed over Adeyemi’s request for extra time to report his defence.
On the resumed listening to, Kemi Pinheiro and Olukayode Enitan, recommend to Gbajabiamila, hostile an utility through M.P. Usman, legal professional to Adeyemi, for an extension of time to report his defence.
Usman informed the courtroom that he filed a memorandum of look on Wednesday, October 14, and wanted extra time to answer the go well with.
Pinheiro argued that Adeyemi was once served with the courtroom papers on July 30, 2026, and that the time allowed for submitting a defence had expired in September.
He stated the case will have to no longer be behind schedule additional for the reason that integrity of a public officer was once concerned. Gbajabiamila’s attorneys additionally requested the courtroom to mend 3 dates to allow their consumer to open and shut his case.
Justice Bature therefore fastened November 9, 10 and 13 for particular trial.
Each Gbajabiamila and Adeyemi had been absent from courtroom. Pinheiro and Enitan seemed for the claimant, along Jamiu Agoro and Chioma Olisakwe, whilst Usman represented the defendant.
Gbajabiamila filed the go well with over allegations through Adeyemi that he demanded a 48 consistent with cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant reportedly authorized for the PFIPC, an company the Presidency has disowned.
Adeyemi made the allegations at a press convention on June 25, 2026, in line with an previous document through TheCable. He additionally alleged that Gbajabiamila accumulated N400 million thru a proxy in reference to the company.
On July 7, Gbajabiamila, thru his attorneys, issued a cease-and-desist letter asking Adeyemi to withdraw the allegations, pull down similar movies and publications, and put up a retraction and apology in no less than 5 nationwide dailies and on social media platforms the place the claims had been circulated.
He therefore filed the N15 billion go well with, in quest of N10 billion generally damages, N5 billion in irritated damages and N200 million as the price of the go well with.
He’s additionally asking the courtroom to reserve Adeyemi to put up a complete retraction and unconditional apology in 5 nationwide newspapers and publish the apology at the affected social media and on-line platforms for 30 consecutive days.
In his remark of declare, Gbajabiamila stated he had by no means met or spoken with Adeyemi and had by no means accepted someone to call for or accumulate cash on his behalf.
He additionally denied difficult any share of the alleged grant or receiving cash, immediately or not directly, from Adeyemi.