Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has filed a ₦5 billion defamation suit against the Abia State APC Publicity Secretary, Uche Aguoru, before the High Court of Abia State, Umuahia Judicial Division.
The suit arose from Facebook publications in which Aguoru allegedly accused the Governor of corruption, diversion of public funds and abuse of office.
Other allegations levelled against Gov. Otti by Aguoru were political inducement, interference in the affairs of another political party, and judicial intimidation.
According to Governor Otti, the allegations are false, malicious, and defamatory.
The Governor is asking the Court to declare the publications defamatory, compel the Defendant to retract the allegations and publish an unreserved apology.
The governor also wants the the court to restrain the APC Publicity Secretary from making further similar publications, and award ₦5 billion in damages, alongside the costs of the action.
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