September 04, (THEWILL) – Benue State’s Governor Samuel Ortom has sued the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, for alleged defamation.
The suit No. MHC/268/2021 was filed by Mr. Okon Efut and four other lawyers on behalf of the Governor.
In a writ of summons, backed by a 17-paragraph statement of claim, Governor Ortom is seeking N50 billion as general damages for libel and N10 billion as exemplary and aggravated damages.
Ortom in a statement of claim, seeks a declaration that, “The text of Senator Akume’s press conference on 30th August 2021, in Abuja and the reports in various national dailies is scandalous, malicious and injurious of his person.”
He claimed that the press conference was intended to lower his estimation before right-thinking members of the society and to expose him to hatred, contempt and ridicule.
In addition, ortom is seeking a perpetual injunction restraining Dariye or through any agent, servants or privies from similar or further publication of any defamatory statement against him.
No date has yet been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
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