The Enugu State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Peter Mbah, has filed a N1 billion libel suit against the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the state, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah.
In the suit marked: E/25/2023 and filed at Enugu State High Court, Mbah also joined the Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of Daily Independent Newspapers, as 2nd defendant.
In the write of summons dated and filed on Jan. 18 by his lawyer, Dr.Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, Mbah sought a court declaration that by the publication of May 30, 2022 in the newspaper, the defendants had falsely and maliciously accused him of membership in a gang of criminals and that he is engaging in criminal activities.
