Bola Tinubu's media office released a statement on Monday saying they
are set to sue Daar Communications, owners of AIT for what he said was a
defamatory content of a documentary aired on Sunday
about him on their station. Tinubu asked the TV station to retract the
documentary, issue a letter of apology and demanded N20billion as cost
of damage done to his reputation.
Well, AIT has counter-sued Tinubu. They are asking him to apologize for
telling them to apologize to him when they were only just doing their
job..lol. They are also asking for N100billion for injury inflicted on
AIT. Choi! Lawyers go chop money anyhow. See AIT's press statement after
the cut..
Daar Communications Plc has reacted and rejected in their entirety the
demands of Tunji Abayomi and co on behalf of Bola Tinubu over a
documentary titled “Unmasking The Real Tinubu” transmitted on African
Independent Television, AIT, according to a publication on its website.
The demands, which Mike Ozekhome’s chambers describe as laughable,
include the
stoppage of further transmission of the alleged defamatory
documentary, failure which Daar communications will be made to pay
twenty billion Naira representing damages.
In its reaction, Mike Ozekhome’s chambers on behalf of DAAR
communications declares that AIT, in transmitting the documentary was
only carrying out its constitutional responsibility to uphold the
fundamental objectives of the constitution.
It states further that the documentary merely stated that Bola
Tinubu generally breached various portions of the Nigerian constitution.
DAAR communications plc is therefore demanding a complete withdrawal
of the letter under reference, which must be given wide publicity as
that accorded the letter from the chambers of Tunji Abayomi.
The media company demands an apology to be published in at least four
leading national newspapers and four television stations, which must
include NTA, Channels and AIT.
The sum of one hundred billion Naira representing aggravated,
punitive and exemplary damages for the irreparable injury inflicted on
AIT is also being demanded.