Naija News
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has made good his threat and dragged the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume to court.
The suit filed at the Makurdi High Court on Friday, 3rd September is marked MHC/268/2021 and Ortom is accusing Akume of libel and defamation.
Naija News understands the suit was filed on the Governor’s behalf by Okon N. Efut, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and four other lawyers.
The 17-paragraph statement of claim lodged by the lawyers is based on a press conference convened by Senator Akume in Abuja on 30th August in which he called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the financial dealings of Benue State under Samuel Ortom.
But Ortom had in response, accused Akume of releasing the statement to organize a ‘smear campaign’ against him. He further accused the Minister of abandoning the people of his constituency who are the on…
