Idahosa
Files Suit Against Ighodalo’s Campaign DG.
Dennis Idahosa, the all progressives congress, deputy governorship
candidate for the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, has filed a N2.15
billion libel suit against Olu Martins, the Deputy Director General, Media and
Publicity of the People’s Democratic Party, governorship campaign council.
Idahosa, in the suit, accused Martins of authoring an
article that portrayed him as a fraudster.
The incumbent lawmaker representing Ovia Federal
Constituency instituted the suit at an Abuja Federal High Court.
The case was filed May 3, 2024 by Ehiogie West-Idahosa,
counsel to the claimant.
In the suit, Idahosa demanded N2 billion as general,
punitive, aggravated and exemplary damages from the Martins for a libelous and
malicious publication against him.
The APC deputy governorship candidate also demanded N15
million, being the cost of the action.
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