The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 21 Edo State governorship election Asue Ighodalo has filed a N20 billion defamatory suit against Adams Oshiomhole over his comments on his alleged role in the PLANWELL scheme.
Ighodalo through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates, on Monday sought an immediate and unqualified retraction and apology for the false, defamatory, and malicious comments.
The PDP chief said the allegations are baseless, false, and malicious, describing them as another of such defamatory fabrications and statements made by the former governor in the recent past.
He said: “This false and unfounded statement of yours was broadcast live on television and has received extensive exposure on electronic and social media.
“It is sad to note that despite your status as an elder and holder of a public office, you appear to have developed a pattern of spewing false statements in the public domain purely for the achievement of your political ends.
“This baseless, unfounded, false, and malicious allegation has become another in a long line of such defamatory fabrications and statements made by you in respect of our client in the recent past.
“Our client is an accomplished Nigerian legal practitioner and a corporate leader whose impressive resume from birth up till the current day is entirely in the public domain and our client has absolutely no connection with and could never have been involved in any manner whatsoever with the purported ‘PLANWELL’ scheme with which you have seriously defamed our client’s reputation.”
