Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has threatened to institute a legal action against a member of his party, Peoples Democratic Party, Ismaila Ashipa over a Facebook post titled ‘Vindictive GSM’. GSM is an acronym for Governor Seyi Makinde.

The governor, through his counsel, Kunle Kalejaye has given Ashipa seven days to apologise publicly over the ‘libellous’ post adding that failure to comply with this order will lead to N3bn suit.

Some PDP members in the state, including Ashipa, had alleged that Makinde was behind the sacking of Abubakre Adeyemi, a footballer with state-owned club, Shooting Stars FC.

Adeyemi is the son of a PDP chieftain in Oyo State, Alhaji Adebisi Abdulrasheed Adeyemi, aka Olopoeniyan, who is at loggerheads with Makinde.

A letter sent to Ashipa by Makinde’s counsel, Kalejaye, dated October 6, and titled, “Defamatory Public Facebook Post About Seyi Makinde: Re: Facebook Post, Vindictive GSM, dated 5/10/2021,’ said Ashipa posted libellous information on his Facebook page.

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“Premised to established facts, we have been informed by our clients to express his shock and consternation with the fact that on 6th 2021, you published a libellous post on the well-known social media website ‘Facebook’ under your profile name ‘Ashipa Ismaila’ with heading, ‘Vindictive GSM’.