ABIA STATE GOVERNOR, DR. ALEX OTTI DEMANDS ₦50 BILLION COMPENSATION OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATORY FACEBOOK POST The Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has issued a stern legal demand to Hon. Tobias Chukwudi Egeonu, popularly known as Hon. Toby Chuks, for allegedly publishing a defamatory post on Facebook. The demand includes a retraction, a public apology, and ₦50 billion in damages. The contentious post, titled "What Alex Otti Cannot Destroy Does Not Exist: Vol. 1," was published on December 8, 2024, on Egeonu’s Facebook page. In the post, Egeonu, who identifies as a public affairs analyst and political commentator, accused Governor Otti of financial mismanagement during his tenure as Group Managing Director of the defunct Diamond Bank and of corruption in his current position as governor of Abia State. In a demand letter dated December 13, 2024, Dr. Sonny Ajala, SAN, of Deeplaw Associates, acting as Governor Otti’s legal counsel, described the post as “unwarra...