Tinubu vs AIT: Court Grants Tinubu Accelerated Hearing News

Below is a press statement from Tinubu's media
office;
In a motion Exparte filed before an Ikeja High Court
on Friday March 6th 2015, the court granted an
accelerated hearing for motion on notice in the case
of defamatory and libelous documentary aired on
DAAR Communications, AIT. The granted accelerated
hearing comes up on Monday March 16, 2015.
The exparte motion brought before Ikeja High Court
– sought an order of interim injunction restraining
the respondent, AIT whether by itself, agents, privies
and or other persons from producing or continuing
to broadcast, airing, or continuing to reproduce any
defamatory documentary against the applicant which
AIT started to broadcast on Sunday 1st of march ,
2015 and has been repeating on a daily basis since
then, pending the airing and determination of the
motion on notice for interlocutory injunction dated
5th March ,2015 filed in this suit.
The motion further noted as a fact that damages
would not adequately compensate applicant/claimant
if this ex-parte order is not granted. It prayed that the
res of this suit may be extinguished if the ex-parte
order is not granted. That there is real, imminent and
urgent threat and danger of continuing to decimate
the person and integrity of the applicant by the
respondent by continuing to air the offensive
broadcast if the ex-parte motion is not granted. That
unless this application is granted, the defendant will
not relent or suspend the broadcast of the said
libelous documentary and that it is in the interest of
justice to grant this application.
The legal effect of the filing and notification of the
pendency of a law suit under the legal doctrine of lis
pendens is that all parties should exercise extreme
caution particularly restraint in continuing with the
act complained of. This is the minimal requirement
of any law abiding citizen.
This duty also extends to other members of the
society who are expected to refrain from aggravating
the damage complained of or in any way contributing
to the quantum of damage. It takes on a more
compelling dimension in this instance where the
claimant has applied for injunctive restraining orders
against the material complained against.
The contrary can hardly be argued against the fact
that affront to the judicial institution attracts criminal
implications.
The Tinubu legal team is led by Chief Wole
Olanipekun, SAN. Dr. Tunji Abayomi is also part of
the legal team.
Sunday Dare
Media Adviser To Fmr. Governor Bola Tinubu