Abdullahi Ganduje. Governor, Kano State. |
Abdullahi
Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has filed a N3 billion suit against Daily
Nigerian, an online newspaper, and its publisher Ja’afar Ja’afar.
In
the suit dated November 13 filed at a federal high court in the state, the
governor, through Nuradeen Ajagi, his counsel, asked the court to declare the
publication by the newspaper alleging he collected bribes from contractors as a
defamation of character and wrongful.
The
governor also demanded a public apology from the newspaper. Ja’afar is expected
to appear in court within 14 days.
“Outright
and unqualified imputation of theft, fraud, corruption and dishonesty which are
all criminal offenses by the defendants’ publication against the plaintiff
without any conviction by a court of laws, is slanderous, libelous, injurious
and wrongful,” the suit read.
“In
order perpetually restraining the defendants, their agents and all persons and
entities to whom they shared their libelous documents/records from further
defaming the good standing and character of the plaintiff.
“That
the plaintiff is entitled to damages against the defendants for defamation of
character by way of libel and slander.
“An
order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from further
publishing the said defamatory story and sharing the said doctored video clips
howsoever to whichever type of audience.
“An
order compelling the defendants to pay the plaintiff the sum of N3, 000,000,000
(Three billion naira) as damages for the defamation of the plaintiff character
and standing.
“An
order compelling the defendants to write a public apology to the plaintiff and
broadcast such apology through their online platforms and other news media with
global accessibility.”
Daily
Nigerian had published video clips of the governor allegedly receiving bundles
of dollars as kickbacks from contractors.
The
Kano state house of assembly had set up committee to probe the allegations but
the panel halted its investigations based on a court order.
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