Almost a year after the former President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated
in a general election, the campaign process organized to actualize his
re election is now a subject of litigation.
Silicon Concepts Limited, one of the companies that provided
electronic campaign services during the electioneering process has
dragged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and two others before a
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, demanding a sum of N70 million as
balance of payment for the services it rendered to the party’s
Presidential Campaign Organisation, PCO.
Joined as defendants in a motion on notice filed by the plaintiff in a
bit to recover the said funds are Dr Ahmadu Alli and Senator Nenadi
Esther Usman, who were sued in their capacity as the Director-General,
PDP presidential campaign organization and Director, Finance, of the
organization respectively.
Apart from asking for the order of court for the payment of the fund,
the company prayed for a leave of court granting Dr. Tony Akabuno, a
technical partner and consultant to the company to be listed as witness
against the defendants during the trial of the case.
However, the defendants through the statement of defence from the
third defendant denied plaintiff’s claim, stating it never owed the N70
million demanded, adding that the plaintiff company never executed the
contract awarded it in any way.
Silicon has averred that the defendants jointly and severally agreed
to pay a sum of N100 million as a counterpart fund for the finance of
the composition and broadcast of suitable campaign voice messages for
the Jonathan’s presidential campaign, but reneged after part payment of
N30 million at different times, leaving a balance of N70 million, which
according to it was yet to be paid.
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