Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja,
was Friday told that parties in the N150 billion libel suit filed by APC
leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against Daar Communications PLC, owners of Africa
Independent Television (AIT) have agreed to settle out of court based on
certain terms of settlement. The terms of settlement are: “That the defendant
hereby makes a public and unequivocal retraction of the said documentary titled
‘Lion of Bourdilon’, which was broadcast on its television station (AIT), and
shall further make the retraction, three times, once daily, on AIT. “That the
defendant hereby tenders an unreserved apology to the claimant for the
broadcast of the documentary on its television station, AIT, and shall further
tender an apology to the claimant on its television station, three times, once
daily, on AIT. “That the claimant and the defendant hereby wholly and
completely withdraw their respective claims from the court. ” That the claimant
and the defendant shall bear their respective costs in this suit. That these
Terms of Settlement shall be made the judgment of this Honourable Court in this
suit.’ It would be recalled that Justice
Akinkugbe had referred the parties to the Case
Management Conference (CMC), maintaining that if during the conference the
parties could not reach a compromise, the case would be referred to a trial
judge. Tinubu had dragged the Daar Communications Plc to court, claiming
damages over alleged documentary titled: “Lion of Bourdilion” ran by the television
the house, which the politician claimed to have lowered his reputations in the
eyes of the public. He said the documentary was politically sponsored to
tarnish his reputation in the public eye. During Friday’s proceeding, counsel
for both Parties (Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN and Chief Woke Olanipekun SAN)
thanked the judge for giving them chance to settle the issue amicably. “We have
come for settlement out of court. Every war that was fought is finally settled
on a round-table. We have agreed to settle out of court based on the Terms of
Settlement dated January 29, 2016" Ozekhome said. 184 Shares10351
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