Governor of Edo State Monday Okpebholo has issued a five-day notice to the Edo State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Chris Nehikhare, and a chieftain of the party, Shedrach Udugbai, to tender an apology to him over defamatory remarks made by them at various times and on different platforms.
Nehikhare was accused of making “defamatory and unsubstantiated allegations” against the governor through a press release on March 10, 2025, while Udugbai was said to have defamed the governor of bribing three members of the PDP in the state House of Assembly with N200 million each to defect to the APC.
A pre-action notice by the governor’s legal representatives, says that the alleged defamatory comments could be construed to mean that “the governor is a dishonorable man who engages in bribery and corruption and deals callously with the wealth of Edo State.”