Fake agency: Gbajabiamila seeks speedy trial over kickback claim
An FCT High Court has fixed November 9 for the trial of a N15bn defamation suit filed by Femi Gbajabiamila against a man who accused him of demanding kickb Read More: https://punchng.com/fake-agency-gbajabiamila-seeks-speedy-trial-over-kickback-claim/
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, allegedly for demanding a 48% kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant. The suit was filed in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and is set to proceed to trial from November 9 to 13.
Adeyemi's lawyer, M.P. Usman, requested additional time to prepare and file his client's defence, which was opposed by Gbajabiamila's lawyers Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) and Olukayode Enitan (SAN). The court granted the request for definite trial dates and adjourned the matter to the specified dates. Gbajabiamila is seeking N10 billion in general damages, N5 billion in aggravated damages, N200 million in legal costs, and an order for Adeyemi to retract the alleged defamatory statements and publish an apology in five national newspapers.
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