The federal capital territory
(FCT) high court in Abuja has declared that the looters’ list released by Lai
Mohammed, minister of information, is not a violation of the rights of those
named.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Olukayode
Adeniyi, the presiding judge, said the suit filed by Raymond Dokpesi, a
chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lacked merit.
Dokpesi had filed a suit against
the federal government for abusing his fundamental human rights with the
inclusion of his name in the looters’ list where he was accused to have
illegally received N2.1billion from the treasury.
The media mogul, in a
pre-litigation letter dated April 4, 2018, had demanded public apology and a
payment of N500 million from Mohammed for defaming him.
The judge said the disclosure of
the alleged looters’ list by the minister on behalf of the federal government
does not carry any force of law as the minister is neither the judge or the
prosecutor in the criminal case pending before the federal high court against
Dokpesi.
Adeniyi advised Dokpesi to rather
seek a remedy through a libel/slander suit if he feels injured by the action of
the minister.
The judge adjourned the libel
suit filed by Dokpesi against the minister till November 9.
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