A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has adjourned till November 16 the N150 billion libel suit filed by former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against Daar Communications PLC, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT).
The trial judge, Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe, adjourned the suit to enable the parties exhaust the option of settlement in a pretrial conference.
Mr. Tinubu, who is also the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), had instituted the N150 billion suit against AIT for allegedly peddling false accusations against his person in a documentary titled: “Lion of Bourdilion.”
The ex-governor said the documentary was politically sponsored to tarnish his reputation in the public eye.
On the day of the last hearing on September 30, Justice Akinkugbe adjourned the matter for further directives.
Before that time on April 1, the learned justice granted an interlocutory injunction restraining AIT from further airing of the documentary, pending the determination of the libel suit.
However, counsel to Tinubu, Mr. Ayo Adesanmi, informed the court that both parties had exchanged pretrial conference forms and that in view the of circumstances no intention to settle had been shown.
Mr. Adesanmi asked that the matter be referred to a trial judge.
However, Justice Akinkugbe referred the parties to the Case Management Conference (CMC) and that if during the conference the parties still insist on not settling, the case would be referred to a trial judge
The matter was adjourned till November 16.
The trial judge, Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe, adjourned the suit to enable the parties exhaust the option of settlement in a pretrial conference.
Mr. Tinubu, who is also the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), had instituted the N150 billion suit against AIT for allegedly peddling false accusations against his person in a documentary titled: “Lion of Bourdilion.”
The ex-governor said the documentary was politically sponsored to tarnish his reputation in the public eye.
On the day of the last hearing on September 30, Justice Akinkugbe adjourned the matter for further directives.
Before that time on April 1, the learned justice granted an interlocutory injunction restraining AIT from further airing of the documentary, pending the determination of the libel suit.
However, counsel to Tinubu, Mr. Ayo Adesanmi, informed the court that both parties had exchanged pretrial conference forms and that in view the of circumstances no intention to settle had been shown.
Mr. Adesanmi asked that the matter be referred to a trial judge.
However, Justice Akinkugbe referred the parties to the Case Management Conference (CMC) and that if during the conference the parties still insist on not settling, the case would be referred to a trial judge
The matter was adjourned till November 16.
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