If there's no
sincerity in a marriage and all your focus is on showing off, going out, party,
vacation and even get to be on the front page of a mag, you could be playing
with your destiny. Sigh!
Toke Makinwa's
estranged husband, Maje Ayida has hired British lawyers to sue her over her book 'On Becoming' which he says is
an “exaggerated fabrication”.
He has also
asked her to stop the sales of the book and all forms of promotional
activities.
According to
Maje, it is untrue that he gave Toke Makinwa a s*xually transmitted disease in
the past or at any stage in their relationship. It is also “highly misleading”
for Toke's book to allege that Maje “did not financially contribute adequately”
to their marriage.
The Cable
reports that Maje's lawyers have also sent Toke a “letter of demand” which says
her book contains “defamatory words”.
Toke Makinwa’s
controversial book - On Becoming - had detailed her account of her relationship
and marriage to Maje Ayida, a fitness expert.
The law firms
Maje Ayida hired both the United Kingdom and Nigeria to handle the case are:
Carter-Ruck, a
leading defamation law firm in the UK to top figures like Simon Cowell, Elton
John and Chelsea FC
while Kemi
Pinheiro (SAN) of Pineiro LP is heading the legal front in Nigeria.
THE BONE OF
CONTENTION
According to
the letter of demand sent to Makinwa, her estranged husband was said to have
“requested legal separation” from her “within 6 months” of their marriage in
January 2014 — “when it became clear that the marriage was breaking down”.
Makinwa was
alleged to have signed a legal separation agreement in July 2014.
The letter
said it was well documented that Makinwa and Ayida had agreed to separate by
July 2014, which the book failed to record.
“The book
misleadingly describes the circumstances at the time,” the letter read.
Pinheiro LP,
the Nigerian law firm, said it was untrue that Maje had given her an “STI in
the past or at any stage in their relationship.”
The law firm
also noted that it was “highly misleading” for the book to allege that Maje
“did not financially contribute adequately” to the marriage.
“The publicity
sought by you has been relentless, and limitless,” said Adebowale Kamoru in the
letter of demand, on behalf of Pinheiro LP.
EFFECT OF BOOK
ON MAJE’S CAREER
The law firm
further noted that the publication has brought “public ridicule” on Maje,
noting that his reputation has been “assaulted, injured and damaged.”
“His
professional integrity as one of the leading health and wellness practitioners
in Nigeria, and his professional credibility built over the years through
dedicated hard work have been besmirched”, the letter said.
According to
the law firm, Makinwa’s representation of Ayida in the book was “not a true
reflection of who he is, his character and his background.”
DEMANDS OF
AYIDA
Maje Ayida,
through his lawyers, has, among other things, informed Makinwa to retrieve the
already-sold books and stop all forms of distribution, TheCable Lifestyle
understands.
The letter
mandated Makinwa to “withdraw from circulation all copies of the book and take
immediate steps to call in all copies of the book already distributed and
deliver up same at the place to be agreed upon by our client for destruction.”
It further
said a failure by the popular celebrity to “retract” the “published words” and
tender a full page unreserved apology to Maje Ayida in three national dailies
“will result in the commencement of legal action.”
Makinwa was
also advised to “take immediate steps” to stop the distribution of the books on
Amazon, iTunes and all forms of promotion on her social media accounts.
She was given
seven days upon receipt of the letter to comply with the demands or they’d be
forced to seek legal redress in court.
- In marriage,
your focus should be on building a good home and a good life, not on
frivolities.
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