National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has said he is not aware his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Alhaji Lai Mohammed instituted a libel suit against him.
Metuh, in a statement issued yesterday and signed by his special assistant, Richard Ihediwa was reacting to media reports that Mohammed has instituted a N500 million suit at a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, against him for alleged defamation.
He said if it is true that Mohammed had filed a libel suit against, he should ensure he pursues the case to the end.
“If it is true that any legal action has been instituted, it should not be limited to newspaper reports, unless it is meant for the media, as Chief Metuh is a prominent Nigerian whose office and residential address are well known.
“We are very much aware that Lai Mohammed as a ministerial nominee may have been nervous and apprehensive of the requirements of his upcoming screening in the Senate, and as a renowned propagandist, may have decided to orchestrate reports of the said suit, to plead subjudice as a defence ostensibly to stop queries by senators on issues of integrity.
“This office, however, insists that if indeed, Lai Mohammed has instituted any case against Chief Metuh, we charge him to ensure that he prosecutes it to the very end,” he said.
Metuh, in a statement issued yesterday and signed by his special assistant, Richard Ihediwa was reacting to media reports that Mohammed has instituted a N500 million suit at a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, against him for alleged defamation.
He said if it is true that Mohammed had filed a libel suit against, he should ensure he pursues the case to the end.
“If it is true that any legal action has been instituted, it should not be limited to newspaper reports, unless it is meant for the media, as Chief Metuh is a prominent Nigerian whose office and residential address are well known.
“We are very much aware that Lai Mohammed as a ministerial nominee may have been nervous and apprehensive of the requirements of his upcoming screening in the Senate, and as a renowned propagandist, may have decided to orchestrate reports of the said suit, to plead subjudice as a defence ostensibly to stop queries by senators on issues of integrity.
“This office, however, insists that if indeed, Lai Mohammed has instituted any case against Chief Metuh, we charge him to ensure that he prosecutes it to the very end,” he said.
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