Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has
taken Alhaji Sani Shehu of APC, before the Bauchi State High Court 9, for
alleged defamatory utterances against his personality and his administration
and is seeking N10bn in damages.
Counsel to the plaintiff (Yuguda), Mr. Okechukwu Nwaeze, who
disclosed this to journalists in Bauchi on Friday, said the former governor
filed the suit against Sani Mallam over his allegations that Yuguda was corrupt
and fraudulent during his tenure as the governor of the state.Okechukwu
said the plaintiff complained of the APC chieftain’s reckless and defamatory
public comments about his personality and administration on 2 radio
stations: Ray power FM and the Bauchi Radio Corporation.
The counsel alleged that Mallam, who was a former All
Nigeria Peoples Party Chairman in the state, “accused Yuguda of woeful
performance, excessive looting of public treasury, name-calling such as
election rigger and manipulator. All these statements tempered with the
reputation and personality of the former governor.
“It is not right to persecute people in the media. If the
man is guilty of any fraud, the defendant should provide the proof or otherwise
focus on his political activities.
“Our prayers are that the court should issue an order for
the defendant to tender an apology in two national dailies and two online
papers. The defendant should also be banned from featuring on such political propagandas in media houses and should pay the sum of
N10bn damages to the plaintiff.”
The Presiding Judge, Justice Muazu Abubakar, adjourned the
case to October 6, 2015.
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