Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , Godwin Emefiele , through his legal team , has threatened to sue President of the Nigerian Senate , Godswill Akpabio over alleged defamation. Emefiele would demand N25 billion in damages from the Senate President if he fails to apologise, according to his solicitors. This was contained in a letter signed by his lead counsel, Matthew Burkaa, SAN, and addressed to Senator Akpabio on Emefiele's brief and instruction.
It is in reaction to a widely circulated statement made by the Senate President in a video displayed by Channels Television last weekend which, according to Emefiele, is false, distorted and clearly aimed at disparaging his character. DAILY POST reports that Akpabio had recently said, 'We don’t know what crime to charge emefiele with. “So the kind of debt and the kind of economic mess that we are in, a lot of people do not understand, I remember President Obama saying you cannot know Washington until you get to Washingto
Central Bank Of Nigeria CBN Godwin Emefiele Legal Team Sue Nigerian Senate Godswill Akpabio Defamation Damages Apology Solicitors False Statement Character Disparagement
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