The Youth Party (YP) has compromised legitimate activity against Channels Television over a supposed hostile and abusive remark against the gathering by one Olatunbonsu Bolarinwa.
The gathering conveyed the intimidation in a letter endorsed by its advice, Eze Okam, to the Managing Director of the TV channel.
It requested a withdrawal with a public conciliatory sentiment conveyed with similar noticeable quality on its foundation and a public paper inside the following seven (7) days.
The gathering additionally requested N500 million as ‘general harms’.
“We go about as Solicitors to Youth Party (hereinafter alluded to as “our Client”) and on whose directions we compose on the above inscribed topic.
“We were educated by our Client that on Sunday, 25th July, 2021, your TV channel in one of its projects, Sunday Politics, secured by one of your moderators Mr Seun Okinbaloye broadcast dishonestly and vindictively remarks made by one Mr. Olatunbonsun Bolarinwa of Young Progressive Party (YPP) against our Client, seen by individuals. In the said program, your TV channel broadcast the accompanying words slanderous of our Client: ‘Youth Party that has been deregistered by INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) and LASIEC (Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission) was on the polling form paper and taken part in the political decision’.
“The above assertion was made and communicated close by our Client’s gathering logo by your TV slot to a great many watchers. The regular and standard significance of the words whined of above implied and were perceived to imply that our Client is definitely not an appropriately enrolled ideological group in Nigeria and wrongfully took part in the just finished up neighborhood government political decision in Lagos State.
“Moreover, your pernicious assertion has brought down our Client’s standing according to right-thinking individuals about the general public, particularly the decent people that have seen the said program.
“We thus request that you promptly distribute in a public day by day paper, an open expression of remorse to our Client, withdrawing your offensive assertions inside 7 (Seven) days of receipt of this letter; that is Tuesday, third August, 2021.
“Benevolent, be guaranteed of our Client’s solid determination to establish legitimate activity against you for criticize if you neglect to consent to our requests. You might be obligated for the accompanying: An announcement that your above bogus assertion against our Client adds up to maligning;
“A request commanding you to delicate an open composed conciliatory sentiment to our Client; A request for unending directive limiting you from further slandering our Client; General harms in the amount of ₦500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira); and Cost of activity including our expert charges.”