By Peter Duru,
Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom has threatened to institute a N10billion suit against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for alleged defamatory and libelous publication against his person.

In a letter to the APC chairman through his lawyers, which was made available to Vanguard in Makurdi, the Governor referred to various interviews and media briefings wherein Comrade Oshiomhole allegedly defamed, maligned and demeaned his personality.
One of such instances as contained in the letter read, “Recall that on Friday, July 27th, 2018, you did cause a sponsored press conference to be aired on multiple television and radio stations which was also widely circulated in the print and social media.

“In the said sponsored press conference which was entirely centered on the person of Governor Samuel Ortom, you made very astonishing, unsubstantiated, wild and wide allegations against our client relating to the issue of allocation and payment of salaries, security votes expenditure and the insecurity in Benue State.

“It is the aggregate of your allegations that our client has confessed to sharing Benue State money with party leaders and that despite collection of bail out and Paris Club refund monies, “Gov. Ortom has not and is not paying salaries… the vicious circle of poverty in Benue State has been deepened under Gov. Ortom”.

“By deducible analysis, it is also your allegation that our client is responsible for the killings in Benue State specifically the unfortunate killing of 2 Catholic priests and their parishioners in Mbalom community which sad event occurred on the morning of 24th April, 2018.

“It is noteworthy that in the entire web of false accusations that you weaved against our client, you could not bring yourself to mention a single Benue person or any other person for that matter from whom you sourced your false narratives. For the records, the principles of law grounding liability for defamation and libel do not exculpate tale bearers from liability for the reason that the tales they bear are not original to them.

“There is also no gainsaying the fact that the false allegations you have leveled against our client are weighty and same would have demanded a greater degree of circumspection, sobriety and deep reflection from you before rushing to the public domain.

“For one who is purportedly schooled, it is taken for granted that you are fully abreast of the legal obligation cum implication that he who asserts has a corresponding burden to prove. Regrettably, in your case you spoke not to records but to base political sentiments.

“Therefore, the only inference to draw is that your unproven allegation was informed by a dangerously cultivated, albeit unwarranted malice against our client. In the circumstance, we have our client’s instruction to place before you the following demands:

“A letter of retraction/apology addressed to our client in respect of the false, defamatory and libelous statement made against him in the sponsored press conference herein complained of.

“That the said retraction/apology be simultaneously published in the Sunday edition of 10 National Dailies circulating within Benue State as well as a paid advertorial to the same effect on the prime time beats of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Channels Tv, TVC News, African Independent Television (AIT), Independent Television (ITV) Benin, Radio Nigeria, Radio Benue and Harvest FM, Makurdi.

“An undertaking not to indulge in any such false publication against our client in future.

“Payment of N10,000,000,000. (Ten Billion Naira) only to our client as punitive, general, exemplary and aggravated damages

“We have our client’s express instruction that the terms above be met within 7 days of receipt of this letter. It is the further instruction of our client that in the event of any failure, refusal or neglect to conform to the terms set out above, he would be left with no option than to commence appropriate legal proceedings against you in the law Court.”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/ortom-threatens-apc-chairman-oshiomhole-with-n10b-suit/

finally oshiomole getting served

Ortom should be the last governor to complain about criticism on his dismal performance in benue state.

He should look into the issues raised and make amends before the next election instead of threatening his political opponents.
Is this not the same docile guy that Wike lambasted sometime last year?

Indeed, as Oshiomole rightly said, Ortom is making political capital on the graves of Benue people.

Edcure1:
Interesting.

Very interesting...

ortom is a disgrace to the good people of Benue
this guy is only concerned about returning to office

He was pictured laughing and smiling like a mad man when oshinbajo visited after the massacre

Just sue the Mofos..
International court please...
Here in Nigeria ,Buhari has set a bad preference.

Oshimole was either deprived of manner and wisdom when The Almighty creator joined sand to make him.. Or he lost it when he stopped leading the labour congress..
How can ortom Be making political gain when He doesn't even reason substantial support from the dullard? If he were to make any political gain, then he would have attempted to contain all disasters that befell his administration without it being thwarted.. But no, the enemies within us would just end it.. .
Abeg this poltroon in form of oshimole should be sued.. A very pretention negro indeed

Ghengheeeen! Maybe this would make him tame his running mouth

Gorilla Osho have been served! Guy is a clear definition of mouth diarrhea!!

This is laughable really

I really didn't bother reading... when did Nairaland become Politicsland

All I see in front-page these days are PDP and APC

;DOrthom with his empty threat ... If u see Oshomole's allegation as a mere speculation then u have to deal width it .. The same thing Frank,Saraki,Dino have been doing to castigate,rubbish and discredit the personality of PMB.. ;DOrthom with his empty threat ... If u see Oshomole's allegation as a mere speculation then u have to deal width it .. The same thing Frank,Saraki,Dino have been doing to castigate,rubbish and discredit the personality of PMB..

Ortom woke up very late.

Be ready to collect his wife join,if you win the court case..


Westin dey do this APC fifle sef?

Edcure1:
Ortom should be the last governor to complain about criticism on his dismal performance in benue state.

He should look into the issues raised and make amends before the next election instead of threatening his political opponents.
Is this not the same docile guy that Wike lambasted sometime last year?

Indeed, as Oshiomole rightly said, Ortom is making political capital on the graves of Benue people.

so you would have preferred he remained quite while his people are being killed in droves? The politics he's playing is because he spoke up or what exactly are you yapping about?

All these so called crimes were not raised by oshimole all the while ortom was in APC and same oshimole was praising him or are you suggesting he committed all these within the one month he's been in the PDP?

This is good news. But the conditions for him to meet no be joke. Lawyers shoud just begin file suit as these conditions no possible for Oshi omo ole

lizzybet:
ortom is a disgrace to the good people of Benue
this guy is only concerned about returning to office

He was pictured laughing and smiling like a mad man when oshinbajo visited after the massacre

Ortom is a disgrace in PDP but wonderful in APC.

Naija with double standard measure

Really?
What about the dictator? Flexing around with taxpayers money and yet find joy in the continuous incessant killings and embezzlement at its peak and yet still claim to be integrity..

We all know they are all the same, so lets not try to be one sided about our analysis about this people..

lizzybet:
ortom is a disgrace to the good people of Benue
this guy is only concerned about returning to office

He was pictured laughing and smiling like a mad man when oshinbajo visited after the massacre

.

It is very important one reasons accurately and decisively! Why is APC National chairman saying all this at this time? The answer is simple, just because the guy left his party.

Edcure1:
Ortom should be the last governor to complain about criticism on his dismal performance in benue state.

He should look into the issues raised and make amends before the next election instead of threatening his political opponents.
Is this not the same docile guy that Wike lambasted sometime last year?

Indeed, as Oshiomole rightly said, Ortom is making political capital on the graves of Benue people.

I wonder how many people President Buhari will have to drag to court for all unsubstantiated allegations against him over various unfortunate killings in the country. Ortom relax and attend to all issues raised without bitterness.

BoStar:
I wonder how many people President Buhari will have to drag to court for all unsubstantiated allegations against him over various unfortunate killings in the country. Ortom relax and attend to all issues raised without bitterness.

By the time oshiomole has cases in five different courts bothering on malicious damages he'd shape up after paying some billions as fines

good

Good. He should press charges

The worst governor in the history of Benue state. This is a man that chose to impoverish his state all in name of growing his personal business empire. The only campaign point he has is the manipulation of the herder-farmer crisis in the state for political capital to aid his reelection. We can recall how intense this conflict was during the tenure of his predecessor Gabriel Suswam. At that time, the president was a christian and so it wasn't given its current politcally-motivated interpretation. By the way, the next governor of Benue state is likely going to be a Tiv man so Ortom is not the only Tiv man that has the monopoly of capacity to "fight" the Fulani as he wants the whole world to believe. I just hope that his people will not fall for this cheap political trick.

Na this kind letter typical nigerian lawyers sabi write.
No be 10 bills, na 10 trills. Go collect am now!
Ye-ye!

We are watching na here we dey na.

Edcure1:
Ortom should be the last governor to complain about criticism on his dismal performance in benue state.

He should look into the issues raised and make amends before the next election instead of threatening his political opponents.
Is this not the same docile guy that Wike lambasted sometime last year?

Indeed, as Oshiomole rightly said, Ortom is making political capital on the graves of Benue people.

You are wonderful, His three year reign as a governor under APC, non of this issues were raised until now that he left APC you suddenly realise he is a mediocre. Take a balanced and objective analysis of performance of governors so far and you see that PDP governors have been the best so far. Wike,Okowa,Dickson to ugwuanyi. APC governors have been an embodiment of embarrassment. Rochas,Yahaya bello, elrufai etc. Orton and others who defected have seen clearly APC is a sinking ship and decided to take a swim by diving out.

Fulani empire