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BENUE: Lawmaker sues Gov Alia, two aides for defamation

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The federal lawmaker representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugbor, has filed a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia.

The suit was submitted on Friday to the Benue State High Court in Makurdi.

Also named in the suit (MHC/422/2024) are the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula and another media aide, Isaac Uzaan.

Ugbor is seeking a court order directing Governor Alia and his media aides to remove all defamatory posts about him from their Facebook pages.

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