A Delta State senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was recently accused of contract fraud by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has threatened to sue an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding a retraction and apology over a social media post he considers defamatory.

Mr Nwaoboshi's lawyers wrote a letter to Lauretta Onochie on Tuesday, asking her to retract her post or face legal action.

The letter went out a day after Ms Onochie, a social media assistant at the State House, made a post on her Facebook page suggesting that the senator is guilty of allegations of contract fraud made against him by the NDDC.

According to separate letters threatening legal actions issued by Mr Nwaoboshi's lawyers, Daniel Bwala Chambers, and seen by PREMIUM TIMES, both Ms Onochie and Mr Odili were given 48 hours from the day of reception of the official documents to retract their statements and tender a public apology.

Meanwhile, in the letter addressed to Ms Onochie, the lawyers said the presidential aide "has not only maligned the image of the senator by referring to him as a 'thief' in her posts but also has ridiculed his integrity".