Nigeria's EX Petroleum Minister Diezani took documentary producer Chude Jideonwo to court for defamation (Cited from the recent Parts 1-2 documentary tagged ''Is it your money?'') and she allegedly won the case and was awarded N500 million by the court in Bayelsa state....
Chude who already released Part 1-2 has been asked to take it down...
This is his response!
Chude posted..
''What kind of country is it where a person can secure a court judgement against 5 entities without serving them court processes or affording them the opportunity of responding to an action in court?
Diezani’s country.We have now confirmed that there was indeed a suit.
Diezani Alison-Madueke may have escaped Nigeria 10 years ago and be awaiting trial in London - but she is still so wealthy and so powerful that can she can pull strings in Bayelsa, and get a court to give judgement without a fair trial.
And that is exactly what we exposing in ‘Is It Your Money?’. That’s the story we are telling here. That is why this series is so important.
But this is a fight we have been prepared for.
I am happy to take on this fight and this attack on me, my work and my fundamental freedom of expression on behalf of independent journalists and creators across Nigeria, and our continent.
We were responsible and fair in this documentary. We made painstakingly clear what was alleged and what was confirmed - even ‘over-doing’ it in certain instances. We also did not release it until we had contacted every person involved directly, through their lawyers or through their representatives. We waited 6 months until we had an exclusive interview with Diezani herself before we concluded. We went to London and spent a month, with considerable financial resources, to secure an interview to get her own side of the story.
She may have said self-incriminating things in that interview which we have published in Part 4, but trying to bully and intimidate me in order to stop that from reaching the public is not the way to solve that problem.
Sending people to me to threaten me, to bully me and when that failed, using the courts in her home state to silence me is not going to work.
We will take down Parts 1 & 2 which were already released, for now. But we will fight this in court and ensure Parts 1 - 4 of this docu-series will be seen by the public.
Watch out for our next announcement coming soon''.
I hope whoever sent chude will back him up to the end
ReplyDeleteDieziani na hard nut, wicked and influential.
God help you Chude.
You are the type that can be sent. He is just doing his job as an independent journalist.
DeleteHe should do his job on the northerners too. Their children are flying private jets with heavy security details as fresh graduates
DeleteNiger Deltans una mumu too much.
The woman is a powerful princess and wealthy in her own right prior to her appointment . She is also divorced, so removed that her husband's surname because of the dirty laundry attached to her name. Bur come to think of it, she is not worse than others who have milked this nation beyond 'redemption' as our collective representatives. But because na who them catch be thief she is on display. Who is investigating the northerners, ego shock you but because they are extremely private so much is fearfully overlooked. He may have some good backing and fund, but Chude needs to be careful else, when the heat get hot, the same senders will roast him raw. Nigeria is a very corrupt country and so much has been happening and being swept under the carpet while the citizens continue to suffer and groan under sever hardship. Meanwhile, the nation's commonwealth if well resourced and managed, would ensure no Nigerian, even a mad man is ever poor.
DeleteChudee . I pray you get a fair hearing and win it too
ReplyDeleteIt's an experte order..he will to go & vacate it or appeal it with his attorney
DeleteI glad this happened. They used a Useful igbo E-diot to mess the image of another southern woman up. I am not saying she is a saint but there are a huge number of northerners who are crooks and stolen public funds with proof , why is there no documentary ? IF E-DIOT Gaybrel Chudee is fearless why cant he do one on Yahahya Bello or Sanusi Lam who was suspended from CBN with proofs of mismanagement ? why cant they do on the various KKYARI'S (both the Police and diplomat) or the former EFCC bosses especially Bawa ? But when it is Emefile or fellow southerner , they will be forming in the mouth for paltry sum to Destroy the public record of the southerner . Dezani did what Abacha did by making sure that the money from oil sales did not get to the hands of subsidy crooks. They will forever haunt her for that because they felt she stole their money , can you imagine? A former OPEC President ! she was way smarter then they will ever because she stacked the money in places they can NEVER find unlike Abacha. By the way, Chuedirty Gaybrel will meet his waterloo. Same people he is working for will lock him up, eventually .
ReplyDeleteWhat are you saying???
DeleteImagine bringing tribalism into corruption. Only God can save Nigeria. Our mentality, our greatest undoing.
Delete12:09 people like you are the very cancer of Nigeria. How do you sleep at night? Tufiakwa!
DeleteGet back on your medication.
DeleteAlhaji Mai Deribe left 54 decaying cars , Mansions, Cash vaults, no journalist is doing investigation on the wealth or investments.
DeleteChude no know what he put him hands inside.
ReplyDeleteE think say nah Nollywood documentary be this
It is always good to tread with caution. She is a hard nut to crack.
ReplyDeleteHmmm
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