Chieftain of the All Progressives Party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has withdrawn his N150bn defamation suit against Daar Communications.
The two parties reached an out of court settlement following an apology to Tinubu.
Asiwaju Tinubu sued DAAR Communications following their airing of a controversial documentary titled ‘The Lion of Bourdillion”.
Here’s an excerpt from the settlement agreement.
“That the defendant hereby makes a public and unequivocal retraction of the said
documentary titled ‘Lion of Bourdilon’, which was broadcast on its television station (AIT), and shall further make the retraction, three times, once daily, on AIT.
“That the claimant and the defendant hereby wholly and completely withdraw their respective claims from the
court.
” That the claimant and the defendant shall bear their respective costs in this suit. That these Terms of Settlement shall be made the judgment of this Honourable Court in this suit.’