National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has demand the sum of N10 Billion as damages against the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for alleged defamation.
Ribadu in a letter addressed to Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, the Edo State PDP Chairman, through his lawyers Charles Musa & Co., also demanded that the PDP publish a full-page apology in at least five national newspapers, along with online publications, radio, and TV stations.
Ribadu was reacting to a statement by the Edo PDP that, “$2m was ordered to be released to the APC candidate by the NSA to buy votes and bribe security agencies.”
According to his lawyers, “this malicious and libelous Statement has brought our Client into public disdain and odium. Your portrayal of our Client as a corruption enabler and his office as an appendage of a political party willing to cause chaos in Edo State, is entirely false and damaging to his reputation. As a renowned career police officer and pioneer Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), our Client has consistently demonstrated integrity and a commitment to fighting corruption. It is inconceivable that he would be involved in such odious acts.”
