A federal high court sitting in Lagos has restrained Africa Independent television (AIT), Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the Broadcasting Organisatiion of Nigeria (BON) against airing any damaging video against Yemi Osinbajo, a professor of law and vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

For a number of weeks, AIT and NTA aired a documentary on Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of APC, detailing his “many atrocities” while in power as head of state. This was then followed by a similar video chronicling a series of alleged financial misconduct against Bola Tinubu, an APC leader and former governor of Lagos.

Osinbajo, claiming that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had marked him out as the next APC bigwig to release a “damaging video” on, headed for the high court, demanding an order of interim injunction “restraining the respondents, their agents, privies, representatives and other media entities under the control of the 3rd respondent from any interference with or violation of the applicant’s right to dignity of human person, right to privacy and right to life and/or livelihood whether by means of publication or dissemination of any video documentary or by any means whatsoever pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction”.

Daar Communications (owners of AIT), NTA and BON were listed as first to third respondents. Osinbajo said such video would damaged his “guaranteed and protected fundamental right to life and/or livelihood, right to dignity of human person, and right to privacy and family by virtue of Sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (as Amended).” He also said the planned “publication, dissemination and broadcast of a video documentary containing untrue information and injurious falsehood” about his personal circumstance, family life, communication and privacy constituted “an immediate and imminent risk of violation of his constitutional right to life, livelihood, dignity of human person and right to privacy”.

“Unless the respondents are restrained in the manner requested in this application, the potential publication, dissemination or broadcast of untrue information and injurious false statements and image regarding the applicant will irreparably violate and/or damage the applicant’s right to dignity of human person, right to livelihood and privacy guaranteed and protected under Sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (as Amended),” read the originating summons.

“Damages will be grossly inadequate to compensate or redress the unquantifiable, unwarranted and malicious damage to the applicant’s right to dignity of human person, right to livelihood and privacy guaranteed and protected under Sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (as Amended).” On Wednesday, the matter commenced with originating summons taken out by Femi Falana (SAN), Abimobola Ojenike and Fidel Albert. Granting the restraining order, Justice James Tsoho said no video should be aired and the status quo should be maintained until the determination of the substantive suit.


http://www.thecable.ng/breaking-court-restrains-ait-nta-airing-damaging-video-osinbajo

A clear conscience should fear no accusation.

good.

Why can't the pdp sponsor a documentary on their transformation agenda achievements, or are they afraid to put their names behind a permanent record of lies and half-truths?

#change
#GMB
#APC

AIT and NTA should go ahead and air the documentaries. The court can then decide if they are "damaging, injurious and untrue"

purplesummer:
A clear conscience should fear no accusation.

not when false stories and lies will be said against him.

A very good restraints by the court to stop any damaging report against Osinbajo. We have watched enough lies against Buhari and Tinubu.

Enough of the madness!

Change2015:
Why can't the pdp sponsor a documentary on their transformation agenda achievements, or are they afraid to put their names behind a permanent record of lies and half-truths?

#change
#GMB
#APC

man man speaking. Why can't tinubu's TVC air their own

berem:
not when false stories and lies will be said against him.

A very good restraints by the court to stop any damaging report against Osinbajo. We have watched enough lies against Buhari and Tinubu.

Enough of the madness!

Shut-up

purplesummer:
A clear conscience should fear no accusation.

Really

In the affidavit, the mention of family and right to privacy gives a pointer to something magnanimous. By putting the said documentary on YouTube, the respondents have not disobeyed the court order just like obj launching his book in Kenya. many ways to kill a rat. Let the wind of change blow Let's see the fowls nyash.
But for this election, I wouldn't know that Buhari had no certificate,
but for this election, I wouldn't know that lie mohd wears Pampers
but for this election, I wouldn't know that Tinubus mouth ztinks
but for this election, I wouldn't know that Fashola is also corrupt
but for this election.......... add yours.






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gej till they show us lias Pampers....

purplesummer:
A clear conscience should fear no accusation.

that's true. but life isnt black and white......

the power of scandal is very real. in robert greene's "48 laws of power", it says: guard your reputation with ur life.

if NTA/AIT airs a damaging documentary on him, it wouldnt matter whether its true or false.

all pipl need to do is to point at it as if it were d gospel....

since not everyone has d capacity, or time for critical thinking, pipl r more likely to just believe it.

since unarguably, prevention is better than cure, its far better to take action now than wail later

its just politics

PDP has no issue to campaign than Character Assasintion. Nigeria will be delivered from the claws of Corruption.

apc must show class....d fact dat pdp act like gutter animals ....does not mean apc must enter with them..... their tactic is to tarnish everbody in mud so dat 9jerians cannot tell d difference..

sonOfLucifer:

You are a prositute. And so was your mom. Your sister is also a thief...

Badt guy, u wan the guy reply you so you go hammer am die.

Please post it online. No time to watch TV sef and I have unlimited wifi access

It's a dirty game as fondly called and if Osibanjo can't deal with it,he should bounce because he got himself in that position in the first place..so why complain?GEJ for continuity

I really wish APC can go into mud with these people...

The likes of patience Jonathan building Estates in every corner in Port Harcourt won't survive it.

The man is a real Lawyer and one that takes no nonsense! lmfao!!

he threw the sections and the big words and the judge was like 'chai this may be the VP of tomorrow I better rule in his favour'

onyenro:
In the affidavit, the mention of family and right to privacy gives a pointer to something magnanimous. By putting the said documentary on YouTube, the respondents have not disobeyed the court order just like obj launching his book in Kenya. many ways to kill a rat. Let the wind of change blow Let's see the fowls nyash.
But for this election, I wouldn't know that Buhari had no certificate,
but for this election, I wouldn't know that lie mohd wears Pampers
but for this election, I wouldn't know that Tinubus mouth ztinks
but for this election, I wouldn't know that Fashola is also corrupt
but for this election.......... add yours.






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gej till they show us lias Pampers....

where on you tube pls post a link!

queensmith:


where on you tube pls post a link!

It's not yet available oooo

[size=18pt]PDP IS NOW NIGERIA MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY[/size]

mtcheww

If truly his hands were clean as a man of God,he wouldn't/shouldn't have gotten a court injunction refraining em from such an act.



GEJ is seated till 2019 & GMB is looketh till 2019

Even the holy pastor has something to hide.
They'll still air it, if they want to.
They have the backing of the federal government.

the moment you enter into politics, accept to be a VP aspirant, you lose your privacy in which they will dig out your past and use against you.

Fear,typical of a guilty conscience

Osinbajo choose to dine with men of questionable character & would bear the fruit of his association with them. I just pity the gentle man, he is now running helter skelter to get a court injunction to restrain interference into his personal, family private lives. They will beam their search light over every nitty-gritty details surrounding him. Him they fear? He never see something.

By the way oga jona until 2019

If Jesus Christ was the APC, PDP would have made a documentary of him chasing people that were selling in the church, disobeying rules...