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Fidelis David in Akure
The political rift within the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a fresh legal twist yesterday as the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac, and her brother, Kunle Odide, instituted a libel suit against 35 leaders of the ruling party before the Ondo State High Court in Akure.
The case, which came before Justice Yemi Fasanmi, witnessed an early setback for the claimants after the court awarded N100,000 costs against each claimant in favour of each of the 35 defendants following an application to amend defects in their originating court processes. The ruling translates to a total cost award of N3.5 million in favour of the defendants.
Before the amendment application was made, the defendants had indicated their intention to challenge both the jurisdiction of the court and the competence of the suit through a preliminary…
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