A Rivers High Court in Port Harcourt has restrained the Federal Government from further mentioning Prince Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) in the looters\u2019 list recently published by the government.<\/p>\n
The Chief Judge of Rivers, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, who gave the order on Monday, also ordered that the hearing notice be served the respondents by the plaintiff.<\/p>\n
The order followed a motion brought by Secondus seeking an interlocutory injunction against further publication of his name on the list.<\/p>\n
Secondus, in Suit PHC\/1013\/2018, is suing the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Federal Government and Vintage Press for alleged libel.<\/p>\n
He is asking the court to award him N1.5 billion damages for the alleged libel.<\/p>\n
He said listing him as a looter who collected N200 million on Feb. 19, 2015 from the Office of the National Security Adviser was libellous.<\/p>\n
The PDP chairman\u2019s counsel, Mr Emeka Etiaba (SAN), said that the judge could hear the suit because his client was defamed by the publication.<\/p>\n
The respondents were not present in court and the judge adjourned the matter until April 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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