N10.2b suit: We stand by our allegations against Adoke, says Melaye

Posted by: Sanni Onogu, Abuja on May 23, 2013

THE Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, Dino Melaye, yesterday said he stands by his allegations against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke.

Adoke instituted a suit against Melaye, claiming N10.2 billion for alleged libelous publication.

He is also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents or privies from further publishing libelous stories about him.

Melaye, a former House of Representatives member, said neither he nor his organisation has been served any court process.

He told reporters that he is standing by his allegations against the AGF, as he waited to be formally served the court summons. The politician said his organisation would resist any form of harassment in its crusade against corruption.

Melaye described the suit as a welcome development, adding that he has only released about 10 per cent of the evidence on alleged abuse of office against the minister.

Melaye said: “Neither the Anti-Corruption Network nor myself, as the administrative head of the organisation, has been served any summons or court process. We are yet to be served.

“Adoke preferred to serve the media first and carry out media stunt. We are not interested in media stunt; we are awaiting eagerly and desperately to be served.

“In fact, if we wait till 2pm or 3pm today (Wednesday) and we are not served, we will approach the court and we will beg to be served. We are waiting for him to serve us.

“I want to say without fear or favour that I, Otunba Dino Melaye, the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, as well as the network, stand by everything we have published on Mohammed Bello Adoke word for word, fullstop for full stop, semi-colon for semi-colon, comma for comma; indeed, everything we have published about him as abuse of office and flagrant disregard for legal rules and regulation and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“I want to inform the public that what we released on Adoke is less than 10 per cent of what we have to release on him.

“His going to court is a welcome development; it will further indict him and it will further expose him.

“He tried using the Nigeria Police to institute a case of criminal libel. The police invited us and we wrote the police.”


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