The disagreement between Dora Akunyili, the Minister for Information and Communications and Michael Aondoakaa, the former Attorney General of the Federation, is going to court next week.That is unless Mr. Aondoakaa issues a clear apology to Mrs Akunyili and publishes it in the media, including The Nation, the newspaper in which Mr. Aondoakaa issued his offensive statement earlier this week.  In a letter to Mr. Aondoakaa on behalf of Mrs. Akunyili, Kop Odidika of SOWER & MESSUARIUS SOLICITORS, said the former AGF’s letter to Mrs. Akunyili was unacceptable, as Aondoakaa had “most disingenuously tried to put a spin on an otherwise clear and unambiguous statement that has only one interpretation, to wit: that our client committed some untoward acts while at the helm of affairs in NAFDAC.”

He described Mrs. Akunyili’s integrity as unimpeachable.  “Her tenure at NAFDAC can accurately be described as the golden years of that establishment as no other head whether prior to, or subsequent to, her appointment has achieved so much as to even merit comparison with her.”

The new Minister for Special Duties, who fell from the dizzying heights of the office of the AGF only two days ago,  now has seven days to meet Mrs. Akunyili’s terms or find himself looking for a lawyer.

Below is the full text of the letter from Mrs. Akunyili’s lawyers:

February 11, 2010



Chief Micheal Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN

Minister for Special Duties

Federal Secretariat

Abuja.



Dear Chief Aondoakaa,


Libelous publication against Prof. Dora N. Akunyili



We are the solicitors to Prof Dora N. Akunyili on whose behalf and instruction we write to you in connection with the above subject matter.

It is our instruction that you issued a statement which was published on Monday the 8th of February 2010 in a widely circulating national newspaper, The Nation, wherein you said, inter alia “Bringing the memo to Federal Executive Council is just to make herself an angel. She wants to be seen as populist. Whatever she wants from it is still personal. None of the FEC members has disrespect to the Vice-President. As far as we are concerned, the VP is our leader and he is leading us. What she is trying to do is self-seeking: let her go and confront herself with what happened in NAFDAC”.

Our client has been inundated with telephone calls and personal enquiries from numerous people about your said statement concerning the implication that she did something wrong while she was the Director General of NAFDAC. She duly informed you of these enquiries and demanded by her letter to you dated February 8, 2010 that you confirm the authenticity of the authorship of the statement and if confirmed to supply full particulars of your allegations of her misdeeds in NAFDAC to which you alluded.

By your letter of February 9, 2010 addressed to our client, you admitted making the statement but most disingenuously tried to put a spin on an otherwise clear and unambiguous statement that has only one interpretation, to wit: that our client committed some untoward acts while at the helm of affairs in NAFDAC.

There is no doubt that as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, you are presumed to be conversant with not only legal matters but with English Language as well. Whilst one can concede your privilege to use any language, no matter how crude and unbecoming of a lawyer and public servant, in your private home and office, same should be tempered and civilized when describing and referring to another person.

More regrettable is the fact that your libellous publication was against our client whose integrity has been unimpeachable. Her tenure at NAFDAC can accurately be described as the golden years of that establishment as no other head whether prior to, or subsequent to, her appointment has achieved so much as to even merit comparison with her.

Our client therefore finds it totally unacceptable that her peers and generality of Nigerians have begun to question her integrity and now consider her a disreputable person because of the statement you made. Your said letter of February 9, 2010 therefore begs the issue.

We hereby demand that you issue a clear apology to our client and cause the said apology to be published prominently in the media including The Nation newspaper. Please TAKE NOTICE that unless this demand is met within 7 days from the date hereof we shall commence legal proceedings, against you to compel obedience and seek financial compensation for the injury done to our client’s reputation.



Please treat as very urgent.



Yours faithfully,

SOWER & MESSUARIUS SOLICITORS

LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01



KOP ODIDIKA

Principal Partner


Source: http://saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-headlines/5144-the-crisis-between-dora-akunyili-and-mr-aondokaa-deepens-as-she-rejects-qapology-letterq.html

More trouble for Aondoakaa.

Update:
…Reps insist on probing petition

House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has said that it will still go ahead to investigate the petition by Information and National Orientation Minister, Prof Dora Akunyili against her Special Duties counterpart, Michael Aondoakaa.
Chairman of the committee, Hon C.I.D. Maduabum disclosed yesterday that the only reason the federal legislature can drop its investigative hearing into the matter is for Akunyili to “formally withdraw” the petition.

“As a validly referred petition, this committee would go ahead and conduct an investigative hearing to ascertain the veracity of the allegation. It added that the only reason the committee would drop the hearing is if the petitioner decides to withdraw it formally.
“The petition has been referred to us and consistent with our rules, it will be treated accordingly. It is a validly referred petition. We can only stop the hearing when she (Akunyili) formally withdraws the petition,” Maduabum stated.

The lawmaker stated that the fact that Akunyili had dropped the controversial memo, which triggered her altercation with the former justice minister, Chief Michael Aondoaka, not with standing, the investigation will still hold.
Akunyili had on Tuesday through Hon. Dino Melaye and two others filed a petition before the House alleging that Aondoaka made disparaging statements against her by accusing her of sharp practices while serving as Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC).

The petitioners also accused Aondoakaa of making uncomplimentary remarks against the National Assembly while speaking on a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) programme over the resolutions of the Senate and the House that Vice President Goodluck Jonathan should assume full presidential powers.

“The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa, as the custodian of our laws, should be compelled by the House of Representatives to appear before the relevant committee to prove the allegations against him,” he stated.
Maduabum said both parties would be given the opportunity to present their cases when the hearing commences

Imeobong:

The disagreement between Dora Akunyili, the Minister for Information and Communications and Michael Aondoakaa, the former Attorney General of the Federation, is going to court next week.That is unless Mr. Aondoakaa issues a clear apology to Mrs Akunyili and publishes it in the media, including The Nation, the newspaper in which Mr. Aondoakaa issued his offensive statement earlier this week. In a letter to Mr. Aondoakaa on behalf of Mrs. Akunyili, Kop Odidika of SOWER & MESSUARIUS SOLICITORS, said the former AGF’s letter to Mrs. Akunyili was unacceptable, as Aondoakaa had “most disingenuously tried to put a spin on an otherwise clear and unambiguous statement that has only one interpretation, to wit: that our client committed some untoward acts while at the helm of affairs in NAFDAC.”

He described Mrs. Akunyili’s integrity as unimpeachable. “Her tenure at NAFDAC can accurately be described as the golden years of that establishment as no other head whether prior to, or subsequent to, her appointment has achieved so much as to even merit comparison with her.”

The new Minister for Special Duties, who fell from the dizzying heights of the office of the AGF only two days ago, now has seven days to meet Mrs. Akunyili’s terms or find himself looking for a lawyer.

Below is the full text of the letter from Mrs. Akunyili’s lawyers:

February 11, 2010



Chief Micheal Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN

Minister for Special Duties

Federal Secretariat

Abuja.



Dear Chief Aondoakaa,


Libelous publication against Prof. Dora N. Akunyili



We are the solicitors to Prof Dora N. Akunyili on whose behalf and instruction we write to you in connection with the above subject matter.

It is our instruction that you issued a statement which was published on Monday the 8th of February 2010 in a widely circulating national newspaper, The Nation, wherein you said, inter alia “Bringing the memo to Federal Executive Council is just to make herself an angel. She wants to be seen as populist. Whatever she wants from it is still personal. None of the FEC members has disrespect to the Vice-President. As far as we are concerned, the VP is our leader and he is leading us. What she is trying to do is self-seeking: let her go and confront herself with what happened in NAFDAC”.

Our client has been inundated with telephone calls and personal enquiries from numerous people about your said statement concerning the implication that she did something wrong while she was the Director General of NAFDAC. She duly informed you of these enquiries and demanded by her letter to you dated February 8, 2010 that you confirm the authenticity of the authorship of the statement and if confirmed to supply full particulars of your allegations of her misdeeds in NAFDAC to which you alluded.

By your letter of February 9, 2010 addressed to our client, you admitted making the statement but most disingenuously tried to put a spin on an otherwise clear and unambiguous statement that has only one interpretation, to wit: that our client committed some untoward acts while at the helm of affairs in NAFDAC.

There is no doubt that as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, you are presumed to be conversant with not only legal matters but with English Language as well. Whilst one can concede your privilege to use any language, no matter how crude and unbecoming of a lawyer and public servant, in your private home and office, same should be tempered and civilized when describing and referring to another person.
More regrettable is the fact that your libellous publication was against our client whose integrity has been unimpeachable. Her tenure at NAFDAC can accurately be described as the golden years of that establishment as no other head whether prior to, or subsequent to, her appointment has achieved so much as to even merit comparison with her.

Our client therefore finds it totally unacceptable that her peers and generality of Nigerians have begun to question her integrity and now consider her a disreputable person because of the statement you made. Your said letter of February 9, 2010 therefore begs the issue.

We hereby demand that you issue a clear apology to our client and cause the said apology to be published prominently in the media including The Nation newspaper. Please TAKE NOTICE that unless this demand is met within 7 days from the date hereof we shall commence legal proceedings, against you to compel obedience and seek financial compensation for the injury done to our client’s reputation.



Please treat as very urgent.



Yours faithfully,

SOWER & MESSUARIUS SOLICITORS

LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01



KOP ODIDIKA

Principal Partner


Source: http://saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-headlines/5144-the-crisis-between-dora-akunyili-and-mr-aondokaa-deepens-as-she-rejects-qapology-letterq.html

I said this few days ago that this 'apology' should not be accepted because it is not a proper, geninue and unequivocal apology.

Complete retraction is wha is required, and everybody moves along and forget the past, otherwise action be commenced in court. The shameless former AGF idonkia is not a man know to show regrets and humility.

There is no leave, no transfer and definitely no rest for the wicked. Aondokaa had a rare opportunity to serve Nigeria - alas, he rather chose to serve himself and friends.

I would have cried if he is not made to swallow all the lies he spoke with his mouth. Madam, I salute you! Let dust the floor with Aondokaa. He have chioses - Either at the National Assembly, Newspapers - Magazine - Internet, or in Court.

Nigeria will rise again. Even if we fall a thousand times, we will rise again. But those that make us fall will pay for it. Aondokaa its a payback time.

Guy pass me the popcorn

Trust, Dora is not doing this without consulting Jonathan. They all have something to hide, and Dora would normally take the opportunity to sweep this issue under the rug. She knows Anaconda is fighting for his political life, and she is seeking to twist the knife.

Let the games begin.

Trust Nigerians to always look for a 'Scapegoat' . . . .

@Uju: Aondoakaa is d matured scapegoat headed for the guillotine. I laugh.

Would it be too much to ask these people to actually do some work (a novel concept) for the benefit of Nigerians instead squabbling like school children.

Chei. . .Aondoakaa is in deep shi/t

WTF ! So Akunyili rejects the apology abi
Then i guess she can go to blazes for all we care. Why do Nigerians
love to feel "EXTREMLY" Important.

If she want Aondokaa to prostrating to beg her, then i guess she should
indeed go and confront what happened at Nafdac

hatch#:

WTF ! So Akunyili rejects the apology abi
Then i guess she can go to blazes for all we care. Why do Nigerians
love to feel "EXTREMLY" Important.

If she want Aondokaa to prostrating to beg her, then i guess she should
indeed go and confront what happened at Nafdac

You nor get sense! its her choice plus Aondoakaa has stepped on a lot of toes its pay back time,

carry go jare Dora

Yawn ,make she go siddon abeg. Na today?  They are all birds of the same feather,the wind will soon blow and we will see the fowl's yansh  

make the Reps go siddon na pluto dem dey since?

Let her forgive.

Forgive wetin? Make she twist the knife and deepen the wound. . .F.O.O.Lish former AG.