Defamation: Emefiele Demands N25bn As Damages From Akpabio

Immediate-past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has demanded the sum of N25 billion as damages from Senate President Godswill Akpabio over an alleged defamatory remark.

Gatekeepers News reports that Akpabio on Sunday, said the allegations against Emefiele are so numerous that the federal government does not know which charges to pin on him.

The senate president further blamed the economic hardship in the country on the policies of the former CBN governor.

Counsel to Emefiele, Matthew Burkaa in the letter dated February 19, said if Akpabio fails to pay the aforementioned sum and tender an apology, the ex-CBN governor would seek “appropriate redress”.