Patience Jonathan Sues SERAP for Alleged Campaign of Calumny

Patience JonathanFormer First Lady of Nigeria has Sued Non-Governmental Organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for alleged “campaign of calumny’’.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-governmental organisation, has said that the wife of former President, Patience Jonathan, has sued SERAP for alleged “campaign of calumny’’.Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director of SERAP made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mumuni said the wife of the former president accused SERAP of using online, print and electronic media to publish unfounded and malicious allegations that she stole 15 million U.S. dollars and ought to be prosecuted He said on Oct. 18, SERAP received court papers dated Oct. 6, from a court bailiff indicating that Niger Delta Youth Organisation for Equity, Justice and Good Governance sued for themselves and on behalf of Patience. The suit FHC/L/CS/1349/2016 was filed in a Federal High Court, Lagos, against SERAP. Mumuni said the plaintiffs want the court to restrain SERAP from taking any further steps in further vilification, condemnation and conviction of the former first lady in the media. He said the applicants want the court to direct SERAP to stay all action and to desist forthwith from proceed with any action Patience pending the hearing and determination of their siut. The executive director also said SERAP was served a separate application to be joined in suit FHC/L/CS/1318/2016 earlier filed by SERAP against the Attorney General of the Federation over allegations of 15 million dollars unexplained wealth against Patience. Reacting to the issue, Mumuni said, SERAP categorically rejects these misleading and entirely unfounded accusations against the organisation by the plaintiffs