PAMO University Gives Rivers Speaker 24 Hours to Retract Alleged Defamatory Remarks, Threatens Suit
. Lawmakers probe fund disbursement to varsity Wale Igbintade Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) has given the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Amaewhule, 24
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Amaewhule, has been given 24 hours to retract alleged defamatory remarks against Pamo University of Medical Sciences or face legal action. This move comes after state lawmakers established an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the state government's fund disbursement to the university since its establishment in 2017.
Pamo University, through its legal counsel, Ayodeji Adedipe (SAN), accused Amaewhule of making "malicious and defamatory" comments during a presentation of the 2026 Rivers State Appropriation Act to the Governor for assent. The university denied the allegations, stating that it had never been invited by the House committee and had strictly utilized the scholarship funds for the intended purpose.
If the Speaker fails to retract the statements within the given timeframe, the university plans to initiate legal proceedings against him.
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