A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,
Adams Oshiomole, on Tuesday, sought for an out-of-court settlement in the N10bn
libel suit instituted against him by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.
Ortom had filed the suit against the former APC chairman
over his comments against him at a press conference on July 27, 2018, where
Oshiomhole accused the governor of having a hand in the death of two Catholic
priests and other parishioners at Mbalom Community, Gwer East Local Government
Area on the grounds that one of the priests had preached a “very critical
sermon” against him (the governor).
Earlier on the suit,
Oshiomhole had filed six preliminary objections which the court resolved
all in Ortom’s favour.
However, at the resumption of the case on Tuesday, counsel
for Ortom, Samuel Irabor, submitted that he was ready to call his witnesses,
but said that Oshiomhole’s counsel, Festus Jumbo had informed him that they
have considered putting up a retraction of the publication and it would be
ready within a week.
He said he was applying for another date to take a look at the terms of settlement canvassed by Oshiomhole.
Titus Akhuwa who held the brief of Oshiomhole’s counsel,
Festus Jumbo confirmed the submission of Governor Ortom’s lawyer.
The Presiding judge, Justice Augustine Ityonyiman of
State High Court sitting in Makurdi,
after listening to both parties, adjourned the case to October 29, for a report
on the out-of-court settlement.
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