By Robert Egbe
House of Representatives member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, yesterday demanded a N3 billion compensation for alleged libelous publication by a national daily.
He also demanded a retraction within 48 hours and an apology to be published in two major newspapers and several online news outlets in not later than 14 days.
Faleke, in a letter by his counsel, Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), claimed that a June 23, publication by Daily Independent, titled: Group condemns Faleke over alleged comments on APC leadership, was libelous and defamatory, malicious and unfounded.
According to him, it was also “nothing but an attempt to create disaffection within the ranks of the APC in Ikeja Local Government and Lagos State in general”.
Oyewole said: “Our client has informed us that your publication is not only false and without factual basis but malicious in all material respect.
“It is by the reckoning of our client, a deliberate attempt sponsored and/or designed to malign his image, political stature, and to cause rancour between the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Jagaban Borgu, who is the benefactor of our client, leaders of the party in Lagos State, and our client.”
Oyewole said the publication was in relation to the recently conducted primary election of the APC for aspirants seeking to represent the party in the forthcoming local government election in Lagos State.
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