The Member of Parliament for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has initiated legal action against the Citi FM’s journalist, Mohammed Amin Alabira for saying that he, the MP assaulted him during the parliamentary primaries in the Yendi constituency on Saturday, January 27.
This was contained in a court sermon intercepted by dominancetv.com today’s Wednesday, January 31 demanding apology from the defendant, who is a reporter for Citi FM stationed in Northern Region.
“We write to you on our client’s behalf to serve you notice that our client
demands the following:
i. That you render in writing to our client an unqualified apology.
ii. That you have the said apology published through the same medium by which you defamed our client.
iii. To retract the false publication in a similar manner through the same medium our client was defamed.
iv. That you compensate our client by paying to him GhC500.000.00 (each) as damages for the harm done to his reputation as well as legal fees”, lawyer Sylvester Isang Esq wrote.
“To desist from ever publishing any similar defamatory information whatsoever and howsoever against our client.
15. You are hereby notified by this letter our intention to take legal action on
behalf of our client against you if you fail to fulfill the demands made on you
by our client in paragraph 15 above WITHIN 7 DAYS INCLUSIVE of the day of
service of this notice on you.
16. Please be advised that we have further instructions from our client to take all
lawful steps including court action to vindicate her rights.
17. We count on your cooperation to avoid imminent litigation in this matter”, he added.
Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira alleged that he was assaulted by Yendi MP Farouk Aliu Mahama during the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s parliamentary primary.
The journalist who was at the Yendi Senior High School when the incident happened said he is traumatised as the incident has taken an emotional toll on him.
In a video sighted by Joy News, Farouk Mahama and his team were seen rushing in the direction of a crowded area after which there was confusion.
The chaos erupted during the vote counting process, with accusations against one of the Electoral Commission’s officials of tampering with the ballots of Farouk Aliu Mahama’s opponents, particularly Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah.
