In less than two days after the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC threatened to sue Daar Communications PLC owners of African Independent Television for N20b for allegedly maligning his reputation, the broadcast station is demanding a whopping N100b as aggravated damages.
Tunji Abayomi and co on behalf of Bola Tinubu had written the first private television station over a documentary titled “Unmasking The Real Tinubu” transmitted via its networks demanding a public apology or risk damages of N20billion.
Abayomi stated that the documentary “clearly pre-occupied with political resentment and hatred”.
In its reaction, Mike Ozekhome’s chambers on behalf of DAAR communications declares that AIT, in transmitting the documentary was only carrying out its constitutional responsibility to uphold the fundamental objectives of the constitution.
It states further that the documentary merely stated that Bola Tinubu generally breached various portions of the Nigerian constitution.
DAAR communications Plc is therefore demanding a complete withdrawal of the letter under reference, which must be given wide publicity as that accorded the letter from the chambers of Tunji Abayomi.
The media company demands an apology to be published in at least four leading national newspapers and four television stations, which must include NTA, Channels and AIT.
The sum of N100 billion representing aggravated, punitive and exemplary damages for the irreparable injury inflicted on AIT is also being damaged.
