SENATOR BOLA TINUBU ACCEPTS AIT'S APOLOGY, WITHDRAWS LIBEL SUIT (READ FULL TEXT OF APOLOGY).

Senator Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the Chairman of DAAR Communications, on Thursday, agreed on out of court settlement in a libel suit filed by Tinubu.

It was reported that the APC chieftain has accepted Dokpesi’s unreserved apology as settlement for the documentary, “Lion of Burdillion” aired on Africa Independent Television (AIT) in the build up to the 2015 elections.

Tinubu had filed a N150 billion suit before an Ikeja High Court against Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT, for airing the documentary.

Read full text of the apology after the cut.

Further to the terms of settlement in Suit No: ID/196GCMW/2015 between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Daar Communications Plc filed as a result of the broadcast of a documentary titled ‘Lion of Bourdilon’ and which terms were adopted at the High Court of Lagos State on 5th February, 2016 as the judgment of the court, the defendant, Daar Communication Plc, hereby retract and apologise to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as follows:

1. Daar Communications Plc, acknowledges that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is an outstanding political leader of unblemished character and integrity, as well as a leading public figure and opinion moulder who has made and continues to make immense, colossal and gargantuan contributions to the progress and development of the nation in general. And Lagos State in particular.

2. Daar Communications Plc admits that in airing the said documentary, it had no intention whatsoever to embarrass or diminish the high reputation of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu which it respects and attests to.

3. Daar Communications Plc hereby makes a public and unequivocal retraction of the said documentary titled ‘Lion of Bourdilon’, which was broadcast on its television station, AIT.

4. Daar Communications Plc hereby tenders unreserved apology to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the broadcast of the documentary on its television station, AIT.

5. Daar Communications Plc prays that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will live long to make more enormous contributions to the advancement of our nation, Nigeria, Lagos State and the world at large.