A ministerial nominee and spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Monday filed a N500m defamation suit against Chief Olisa Metuh of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.


According to Mohammed in his brief filed before the Lagos State High court, Ikeja, Metuh had defamed him in a press release, authored and circulated on September 20, 2015, where according to him was alleged that he (Mohammed) embezzled the funds meant for fencing of an airport in one of the APC-controlled states in the South-West.
Mohammed also claimed that Metuh alleged he (Mohammed) obtained money to supply ambulances to one APC-controlled state in the South-West, which he never did.
Though, the suit, filed Monday is yet to be assigned to any judge.
In the statement, Metuh was claimed to have wondered where the APC chieftain got the courage to speak on corruption when indeed he had mastered the art of corruption having been “a personal aide to one of the most corrupt politicians to ever bestride the political space of the country.”
Mohammed, who noted he was a one-time coordinator of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation, disclosed that the statement credited to Metuh was “carefully calculated to inflict damage on my reputation and to lessen me in the estimation of the public.”



According to him, Metuh in the statement had said, “…our final word for the APC spokesman on this, is that being ethically challenged, includes embezzling funds meant for fencing an airport in an APC-led South-West state.
“It also includes when one fraudulently refuses to supply ambulances after collecting monies from another APC South-West state.
“It is a comedy of roles when Alhaji Lai Mohammed speaks on corruption, a topic he practices and has well learnt, being a personal aide to one of the most corrupt politicians to ever bestride the political landscape of the country.”
Claiming monetary damaged, Mohammed claimed that Mehuh had injured his “character in a grave manner and caused him considerable reputational destruction and embarrassment.”
He added that Metuh admitted authorising the statement in a letter by his lawyer, Emeka Etiaba (SAN) dated September 25, 2015 to the claimant’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, but denied that it was Mohammed that was being referred to.
Mohammed, however, quoted Etiaba to have also referred to an earlier statement where Mohammed also attacked Metuh by stating that “the allegations of corruption hanging on his (Metuh) neck, from within his own party, is a clear indication that he is mortally afraid that the wind will soon blow hard enough to expose the fowl’s rump…”
Mohammed, however, insisted that he made the said statement based on a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission written against Metuh on July 15, 2015 by the PDP, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Ward 1, in the Oyi Local Government chapter of Anambra State.



To this end, Mohammed is seeking an order mandating Metuh to not only retract his statement but to also tender published apology to him in a widely read newspaper for seven consecutive days.
Apart he sought for an order of perpetual injunction restraining Metuh and his privies from further publishing or disseminating libelous materials against him.


Source - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/lai-mohammed-files-n500m-suit-against-metuh-alleges-defamation/

Different political games in Nigeria!
Pls my question is that: if court eventually vindicates Alhaji Lai Mohamad and orders Mr Metuh to pay N500M, supposing he refuses to pay - what could happen?

Pls I'm curious about it...!

Defamation suit? Metuh should relax and just call on Gej or Mama Peace to counter sue Mr Lai Mohammed on all the lies he spewed against them and let see whether he would survive

This Lai Muhammed na fast man oooooh....
So Emeka Etiaba the son of Virgy Etiaba is a SAN? Wow cool

Ok

Metuh just talks these days without caring.
I still believe he will be better in his job as opposition spokesperson if he works things out with Lai Mohammed and get his lectures from him.
PDP failed and fooled Nigerians and Metuh wants to continue like that as opposition failing to realize that the dynamics of Nigerian politics is changing each passing day.

Let the case begin.

..lie mohammed u no go keep shut? We fit remind u abt ur previous lie ooo, u 4get too soon how u take lie put for former president head? #funnynation comedian

And you expect me to comment on this? Lai nd Metuh both knw watz dey are doing.

Okay....kudos to lai Mohammed, he is taking the right step

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Come take free lectures on "opposition spokesmanology" you no gree, now see

Abugab:
Metuh just talks these days without caring.
I still believe he will be better in his job as opposition spokesperson if he works things out with Lai Mohammed and get his lectures from him.
PDP failed and fooled Nigerians and Metuh wants to continue like that as opposition failing to realize that the dynamics of Nigerian politics is changing each passing day.

Metuh talks anyhow, just talk talk talk without reasoning. Lai even if lieing talks with his brain.

Pls let d movie start jare

Lai mohammed and lie...

Imagine this trend:

Metuh gets convicted

He pays the 500million

He receives "pls call me back we love you" from EFCC

He develops cardiac arrest...

Uhmmm.. Feel free to add the rest abeg

another story again oo

metuh is a learner....

Oya, Mr Metuh, pick the phone, call Papa and mama peace, let suits and countersuits of libel and defamation fill our land.

Freegift75:
Different political games in Nigeria!
Pls my question is that: if court eventually vindicates Alhaji Lai Mohamad and orders Mr Metuh to pay N500M, supposing he refuses to pay - what could happen?

Pls I'm curious about it...!

He would be declared bankrupt. And that itself has implications.

Metuh can pay nah, no be N500M, chicken change for Ordinary Stealing is not corruption,Metuh fone a friend and pay up immediately!

But on a serious note, Since GEJ lost the elections, mental illness is begining to hunt many PDP members, some on Nairaland suffer Wailercosis (uncontrollable urge to wail for no reason) others Korruptorea (uncontrollable urge to defend corrupt people and corruption)

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vedaxcool:
Metuh can pay nah, no be N500M, chicken change for Ordinary Stealing is not corruption,Metuh fone a friend and pay up immediately!

But on a serious note, Since GEJ lost the elections, mental illness is begining to hunt many PDP members, some on Nairaland suffer Wailercosis (uncontrollable urge to wail for no reason) others Korruptorea (uncontrollable urge to defend corrupt people and corruption)

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buhari is a dulllard

The last time Lai Mohammed dared Metuh, the publicity secretary of PDP produced concrete evidence which proved Olisa right, and silenced Lai Mohammed. Does Lai, want to see another photo of Daura's membership.

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buhari is a dulllard

Seconded.

Alhaji Liar Mohammed, the best propagandist cum liar in the history of Africa continent.

permsec:
Seconded.

+ brainless

orlandoowoh will tell us lai muhammad knows how to finish metuh. But who is now going to court? lie muhammad

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buhari is a dulllard

Diagnosis: Wailercosis

Nothing new. Same way Tinubu sued AIT for 'defamation'. The judge will decide.

FreeGlobe:
orlandoowoh will tell us lai muhammad knows how to finish metuh. But who is now going to court? lie muhammad

Did you read the OP at all? Just pray Metuh has evidence to back his accusation else he will be the person, or beg people to, running to Lai Muhammed to withdraw the suit. I still remember how Jonathan pleaded with Buhari to withdraw the suit that he filed in the court against Abati. Abati, in a publication on the Guardian, accused Buhari of saying the country would be made ungovernable if Jonathan won the election of 2011.