Senator Prince Bassey Otu erstwhile senator
representing Southern Senatorial district of Cross River State in the 7th
assembly has filed a court action against the management of The Sun
Publishing Limited, publishers of the Sun Newspaper, over the malicious use of
his name to publish a false advertorial.
Prince Otu who filed the court Action in a
Calabar High Court through his solicitors Utum U. Eteng Legal Practitioners,
questioned the unauthorized use of his name by the paper and demanded a
retraction of the said publication with a public apology by the News paper
within 48 hour of receipt of the court order. He further made the following
demands:
1. To know who paid for the advertorial in the
Sun Newspaper claiming that he commended Sen. Benedict Ayade, Governor
executive Governor of Cross River State
2. An immediate retraction of the said
advertorial and a published apology.
3. Payment of 200million Naira damages to his
reputation.
He has vowed to sue the paper and their client
who paid and concocted the story if the demands are not met within 48 hours.
Recall that social media had gone agog on the
Monday 29th May with arguments and counter arguments as to whether or not the
Distinguished Prince Otu felicitated the governor during the state's 50 year's
Anniversary Celebration and democracy day, marking Ayade's two years in office.
Sen. Bassey who is an APC member, said he is not
against the governor nor the state's golden jubilee celebration but he is
against the malicious use of his name which he described as a criminal offense,
stating that the said publication had caused him much embarrassment, mental
stress, physical avoidance and trauma and as a mark of disapproval have
received several phone calls from his APC supporters, admirers, and well
meaning Cross Riverians anxious to know the truth of the mischief.
Below is a copy of the Court order:
Ukorebi Esien
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