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An online media platform, RootsTV has deleted a “defamatory” video publication about Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, from its YouTube channel.

This comes less than 24hours after Osinbajo through his counsel, Femi Atoyebi, SAN, threatened Google with a libel suit if the video was not pulled down and publisher suspended.

In a letter addressed to the American multinational technology company, Atoyebi said the video posted on Sept 20, 2019, made false accusations against his client (VP Osinbajo).

He argued that the video was aimed at painting Osinbajo in bad light before Nigerians, “with whom he had built a reputation of honesty.”

Atoyebi said RootsTV had accused Osinbajo of stacking up public funds for his “presidential ambition” in 2023, and that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, discovered Osinbajo’s meddling in the finances of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

According to the letter, the video also claimed that the vice president was unable to explain the ‘failed disbursement’ to beneficiaries of the Social Intervention Programme (SIP) of the Federal Government in Adamawa State.

The letter warned Google that the vice president would consider legal actions against them if the video was not taken down within 24 hours.

A quick check on RootsTV channel early Thursday showed that the controversial video has since been pulled down. It was, however, not clear if Google has hand in the development.

But the YouTube channel of the video publisher still remains intact, with about 23.8k subscribers as at the time of filing this report with no apology in sight.

Osinbajo had earlier on Wednesday demanded a retraction of a similar publication by Vanguard Newspapers as well as an apology. He also threatened legal action if the paper failed to comply, which they did.

Meanwhile, Vice President Osinbajo in a series of tweets on Wednesday, vowed to waive his constitutional immunity to allow full-scale investigation into the allegations leveled against him.

This is even as the vice president revealed that he had okayed a legal action against one Comrade Timi Frank, the author behind the said “defamatory publications”.

http://igberetvnews.com/1023781/n90bn-firs-fund-rootstv-deletes-controversial-video/

They are all in panic mode.

GavelSlam:
They are all in panic mode.

The only person in panic mode right now is yahoo yahoo star boy, Baba Trader Moni himself.
VP Academics.

Shameless blackmailers!

In all these I pity the ever Useless ipob miscreants..... everybody has abandoned them..

festacman:
Shameless blackmailers!

They are shameless.

DevilhimseIf:
100% right
the guilty runneth when no one is pursuing him
osibanjo is a criminal
he stole 100bn
in a saner clime he should have resigned and arrested

And we should believe the devil?

I know it, all this useless blackmailers that want to tarnish this man image will pay with their life. Bring evidence for all this Allegations u can not, but u are hell bent on destroying this fine man, u all will be destroyed.

And to all our brothers from the other side ing this calamity because the man is not from your tribe, continue, but be assure that no matter what u do Peter Obi can not be VP let alone president, he lost the election with Atiku, the earlier u guys realized that, the better for u

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GavelSlam:


And we should believe the devil?

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trash

NaijaRoyalty:


The only person in panic mode right now is yahoo yahoo star boy, Baba Trader Moni himself.
VP Academics.

Yes, we like the VP academics like that, your China man Obigotry will never reach that position till he dies

GavelSlam:


So calling your father ordinary messenger is an insult?



Do you know if Osinbajo is my father?

Criminal begets criminal

DevilhimseIf:
100% right
the guilty runneth when no one is pursuing him
osibanjo is a criminal
he stole 100bn
in a saner clime he should have resigned and arrested

OK you will say this in the court of law.your time is up .prepare your efficiencies to prove your claims to avoid jail.

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adekolaelect:
OK you will say this in the court of law.your time is up .prepare your efficiencies to prove your claims to avoid jail.

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shut up

Hungry media everywhere

GavelSlam:
They are all in panic mode.

Which panic mode ? Timi Franks has said the VP academics should stop bothering media outfits and meet him in court

GavelSlam:
They are all in panic mode.

Why not? MKO Abiola comes to mind. They killed the man's business! Decree 4 I s back in full swing and so it's me for buhari to go the Abacha way

NgeneUkwenu:
In all these I pity the ever Useless ipob miscreants..... everybody has abandoned them..

Corruption er, face the cabal biko

NgeneUkwenu:
In all these I pity the ever Useless ipob miscreants..... everybody has abandoned them..

They're in New York

FarahAideed:


Which panic mode ? Timi Franks has said the VP academics should stop bothering media outfits and meet him in court

Timi Frank that has since fled the country.

He knows his minions like yourself would go to town with lies you've been baptised in.

NaijaRoyalty:


Criminal begets criminal

Just as messenger begets messenger.

Sincerely i can't defend Nigeria politicians in whatsoever. So therefore Osinbajo should take legal action against his acc's.

adekolaelect:
OK you will say this in the court of law.your time is up .prepare your efficiencies to prove your claims to avoid jail.

The 90b thief says he's going to court, he should do so already if he's a man

GavelSlam:


And your papa na ordinary messenger.

You have been one die hard fan of everything APC government does whether positive or negative. I'm still perturbed on how much you are been paid defending APC charlatans

GavelSlam:


And we should believe the devil?

Jonathan stole 20 billion dollars.
You believe this right?