Media Consultant Sues Alison-Madueke For Illegally Using His Name To Attack former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo, Claims One Billion

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKMAY 08, 2015

An Abuja-based media consultant and former newspaper editor, Simon Imobo-Tswam, has sued Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, for libel, mischief and the unauthorized use of his name, phone number and platform for image-laundering.

Minister of Petroleum Diezani Allison-Madueke
In a lawsuit filed at a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Imobo-Tswam seeks N1 billion from the minister as “general and compensatory damages.” According to the plaintiff, Ms. Alison-Madueke and her media agents illegally used his name, his mobile telephone number and the official letterhead of his group, Network of Progressive Activists (NPA), to launch a media attack against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In addition, according to the plaintiff, the minister and her hirelings exploited his name and group in defending the minister’s alleged questionable spending of N10 billion to charter jets.

Apart from the Petroleum Minister, other defendants are Michael Mukwuzi, Timothy Ademola, ThisDay newspapers, Tokunbo Adedoja, Vanguard newspapers, Chioma Gabriel, and Anozie Egole.

One of the defendants, Mr. Mukwuzi, works with the media department at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) while another, Mr. Ademola, is the executive assistant to the special assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on youth and student matters, as well as the national coordinator of NPA.

In addition to urging Justice M.M. Kolo to award N1 billion, the plaintiff, who is represented by Chris Alashi, also wants the court to order the defendants pay interest of 18% on the judgment award.

Mr. Imobo-Tswam also wants the defendants to apologize to him, with the apology published in the Vanguard and ThisDay.

The lawsuit claims that the defendants “maliciously, malevolently, mischievously and wickedly ascribed/attributed to the plaintiff” opinions that “embarrassed, injured and devastatingly damaged the Plaintiff, and cast him in bad light before well-meaning members of the public and most particularly patriotic Nigerians.”

The lawsuit accuses the minister and her agents of using the plaintiff’s name, without his authorization, as the author of an advertorial that attacked Mr. Obasanjo following a political feud between the former president and President Jonathan. According to the plaintiff, he had rejected an offer to speak against Mr. Obasanjo on a program at AIT TV as well as to represent himself as the author of an anti-Obasanjo piece.

Mr. Imobo-Tswam alleges that, despite his refusal to attack Mr. Obasanjo, Mr. Mukwuzi and Mr. Ademola affixed his name as the author of a scurrilous piece that was published in several Nigerian newspapers.

The plaintiff also asserts that he was approached again to use his name and platform to defend Ms. Alison-Madueke after the minister was accused of recklessly squandering more than N10 billion of public funds on
chartered jets.

The lawsuit stated that, despite the plaintiff’s refusal to lend his name or that of his platform to the defense of the minister, the defendants went ahead to write an advertorial titled “The Unveiling of Operation Destroy Diezani,” giving the misleading impression that he had authored it. The document was subsequently published in several Nigerian newspapers on March 26, 2014. The publication used the plaintiff’s platform’s letterhead, e-mail address and

personal phone number.

The lawsuit asserts that Mr. Imobo-Tswam has suffered great harm since the action by the minister and her alleged, adding that family members,

colleagues as well as church-members, had accused him of championing corruption and economic sabotage as well as being a paid agent of the Presidency and Minister of Petroleum.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the lawsuit.

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Really? I didnt read d shi.t sha. FTC tho

Ok...one more reason to send this woman to jail.

Interesting and intriguing times ahead for madam petroleum minister.

Mr Imobo-Tswam alleges that, despite his refusal to attack Mr. Obasanjo, Mr. Mukwuzi and Mr. Ademola affixed his name as the author of a scurrilous piece that was published in several Nigerian newspapers.

What did Mr Know-All do when he saw the publication? Instead of issuing rebuttal as done by respectable statesmen like Wole Soyinka, Alex Ekwueme etc, he waited as hungry man he is to claim compensation.

This is a price to stardom for every rising star in any profession. Get lost with the threat or wait for another 15 years for our judiciary to issue the final judgment through the supreme court.

Waste of tyme

The lawsuit claims that the defendants “maliciously, malevolently, mischievously and wickedly ascribed/attributed to the plaintiff” opinions that “embarrassed, injured and devastatingly damaged the Plaintiff, and cast him in bad light before well-meaning members of the public and most particularly patriotic Nigerians.”

This man's name is so important to him that he waited from March 26, 2014 till now.

In addition to urging Justice M.M. Kolo to award N1 billion, the plaintiff, who is represented by Chris Alashi, also wants the court to order the defendants [size=15pt]pay interest of 18% on the judgment award[/size].

This man is a comedian I can see this man joining basket mouth's road show. If this man wins this case in any court of competent jurisdiction, I would walk naked to Daura.

corruption fighting corruption....SMH

A very welcome development. The era of impunity is over.

Just a matter of time. This woman would soon be toast forever.

Nice..This woman must taste jail!


Meanwhile the 2nd Niger bridge is finally completed! GEJ my hero!

Nawa o

a

The fear of Buhari everywhere.... Polithiefician dey fear peoples general like Ebola....

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


What did Mr Know-All do when he saw the publication? Instead of issuing rebuttal as done by respectable statesmen like Wole Soyinka, Alex Ekwueme etc, he waited as hungry man he is to claim compensation.

This is a price to stardom for every rising star in any profession. Get lost with the threat or wait for another 15 years for our judiciary to issue the final judgment through the supreme court.

senseless comment!

And that's news?

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


What did Mr Know-All do when he saw the publication? Instead of issuing rebuttal as done by respectable statesmen like Wole Soyinka, Alex Ekwueme etc, he waited as hungry man he is to claim compensation.

This is a price to stardom for every rising star in any profession. Get lost with the threat or wait for another 15 years for our judiciary to issue the final judgment through the supreme court.

The guy isn't Wole Soyinka and is under no obligation whatsoever to act like Soyinka. He has chosen to sue her and so be it. Shame you didn't even see anything wrong with what she did.

okpolo eye, e nor be open eye , madueke GEJ olosho and 9ja looter

Vvvvvvvv

Mogidi:


This man is a comedian I can see this man joining basket mouth's road show. If this man wins this case in any court of competent jurisdiction, I would walk naked to Daura.

The same things you guys swore to do if Buhari wins the election. Shame.

Attention seekers.

What a shame.EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO GEJ.Hmmmmmmm.what a post.

I am still baffled at the fast tracked rate the bad guys and babes of GEJ directed action movie are coming down. A compendium of denials and dissociations.

We warned severally but they listened not. They continued in their rot.

I am sure this dude wants all his outstanding balance paid before May 29. Why he no shout before elections? Yeye!

LocalChamp:
Media Consultant Sues Alison-Madueke For Illegally Using His Name To Attack former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo, Claims One Billion
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKMAY 08, 2015
An Abuja-based media consultant and former newspaper editor, Simon Imobo-Tswam, has sued Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, for libel, mischief and the unauthorized use of his name, phone number and platform for image-laundering.
Minister of Petroleum Diezani Allison-Madueke
In a lawsuit filed at a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Imobo-Tswam seeks N1 billion from the minister as “general and compensatory damages.” According to the plaintiff, Ms. Alison-Madueke and her media agents illegally used his name, his mobile telephone number and the official letterhead of his group, Network of Progressive Activists (NPA), to launch a media attack against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In addition, according to the plaintiff, the minister and her hirelings exploited his name and group in defending the minister’s alleged questionable spending of N10 billion to charter jets.
Apart from the Petroleum Minister, other defendants are Michael Mukwuzi, Timothy Ademola, ThisDay newspapers, Tokunbo Adedoja, Vanguard newspapers, Chioma Gabriel, and Anozie Egole.
One of the defendants, Mr. Mukwuzi, works with the media department at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) while another, Mr. Ademola, is the executive assistant to the special assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on youth and student matters, as well as the national coordinator of NPA.
In addition to urging Justice M.M. Kolo to award N1 billion, the plaintiff, who is represented by Chris Alashi, also wants the court to order the defendants pay interest of 18% on the judgment award.
Mr. Imobo-Tswam also wants the defendants to apologize to him, with the apology published in the Vanguard and ThisDay.
The lawsuit claims that the defendants “maliciously, malevolently, mischievously and wickedly ascribed/attributed to the plaintiff” opinions that “embarrassed, injured and devastatingly damaged the Plaintiff, and cast him in bad light before well-meaning members of the public and most particularly patriotic Nigerians.”
The lawsuit accuses the minister and her agents of using the plaintiff’s name, without his authorization, as the author of an advertorial that attacked Mr. Obasanjo following a political feud between the former president and President Jonathan. According to the plaintiff, he had rejected an offer to speak against Mr. Obasanjo on a program at AIT TV as well as to represent himself as the author of an anti-Obasanjo piece.
Mr. Imobo-Tswam alleges that, despite his refusal to attack Mr. Obasanjo, Mr. Mukwuzi and Mr. Ademola affixed his name as the author of a scurrilous piece that was published in several Nigerian newspapers.
The plaintiff also asserts that he was approached again to use his name and platform to defend Ms. Alison-Madueke after the minister was accused of recklessly squandering more than N10 billion of public funds on
chartered jets.
The lawsuit stated that, despite the plaintiff’s refusal to lend his name or that of his platform to the defense of the minister, the defendants went ahead to write an advertorial titled “The Unveiling of Operation Destroy Diezani,” giving the misleading impression that he had authored it. The document was subsequently published in several Nigerian newspapers on March 26, 2014. The publication used the plaintiff’s platform’s letterhead, e-mail address and
personal phone number.
The lawsuit asserts that Mr. Imobo-Tswam has suffered great harm since the action by the minister and her alleged, adding that family members,
colleagues as well as church-members, had accused him of championing corruption and economic sabotage as well as being a paid agent of the Presidency and Minister of Petroleum.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the lawsuit.
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@ the bolded, Talk of leakages, high cost of governance, gargantuan in numbers of useless and meaningless unofficial turned official posts, this is an example.
Domestic appendage of domestic appendage, Shior, Awon Oni Iranu.

She must go to gaol

Oya now, make Mad Alison give the plaintiff his share of the controversial national-cake. Abi man nogo shop?

Somebody is trying to be smart here, May be the minister has failed to fulfil the terms Of agreement that might be the reason for this abrakadabra,or do you believe that the minister and his agents whom I believe are knowledgable people who must know the implication of such unouthorized use of such materials can condscend so low by doing that,Take it from me there must be an unfulfiled agreed that generated this law suit.People should stop taking Nigerians for granted.

MzJackBaueress:
senseless comment!

Very senseless I tell ya

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