Former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has reacted to reports that an Ikoyi property belongs to her.
“I am not the owner of the property on the said location and neither do I have any link whatsoever with the property,” she said in a statement at the weekend.
She further stated that “The publication was done maliciously and in bad taste; the authors could have simply contacted me or The Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to confirm the veracity of the claim that I am the owner of the building before going ahead to publish it.
“It is indeed a smack of journalistic laziness that the ownership of a building could be foisted on me simply because its owner named it ‘Adejoke Court’ as if I am the only Adejoke in the world.”
Orelope-Adefulire said that the “false publication” had caused her “undue embarrassment”, adding that she would be taking legal actions.
“I have also instructed my lawyers to commence legal actions against all those involved in the defamation of my hard earned reputation and integrity”, she added.
