Fireworks were being thrown yesterday between the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Olisa Metuh.
Both spokesmen for the ruling and main opposition party are locked in a battle over an alleged defamatory and libelous statement credited to Metuh.
In a letter written by his counsel, Wahab Shittu on September 22, 2015, titled: “Demand for unreserved apology, retraction and N500 million compensation over defamation of character”, Lai Mohammed alleged that the PDP spokesperson defamed him in a press release issued on September 20. The APC chieftain said Metuh “willfully and maliciously made false, destructive and defamatory statements,” against him in the following words:
“Nevertheless, as we restate our commitment in providing issue-based opposition as well as our support for the fight against corruption, our final word for the APC spokesman on this, is that being ethically challenged, includes embezzling funds meant for fencing of an airport in an APC-led Southwest states. It also includes when one fraudulently refuse to supply ambulances after collecting monies from another APC South West State.
“It is then a comedy of roles when Alhaji Lai Mohammed speaks on corruption, a topic he practices and has well learnt, being a personal aide to one of the most corrupt politicians to ever bestride the political landscape of the country.”
Source: The Nation
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