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LOOTERS LIST: Remove my name within 48hrs! Secondus issues ultimatum to FG
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has given the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, 48 hours to withdraw his name from an alleged list of looters or face litigation.
A statement by his Spokesperson, Ike Abonyi, in Abuja on Saturday, said that Secondus made the demand through a letter written to the minister by his lawyer, Emeka Etiaba (SAN).
Mohammed had alleged that the party chairman collected N200m from the office of the National Security Adviser in 2015.
But in the letter with reference number EESE&C/1/31/03/18 dated March 31, 2018, addressed to the minister, the party chairman also demanded retraction, apology and payment of N1.5bn as damages.
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The lawyer claimed that the said publication “has damaged the image of Secondus as he has been humiliated, castigated and vilified by many as a result of the falsehood published by the minister.”
The letter asked Mohammed to note that if he failed to meet the demand after 48 hours, ” We shall within 72 hours from today, proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to ventilate our clients right under the law and shall further seek the protection of the court against you.”
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