By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),
The hearing of
Suit No: CV/3199/24, filed by Edward Gyang Pwajok (SAN) claiming the sum of
N36, 800, 000.00 (Thirty-Six Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) only, being
the sum owed him by Hon. Vincent Venman Bulus, Member representing
Langtang-North and Langtang-South Federal Constituency of Plateau State at the
National Assembly, as Unpaid Professional Fee for perfecting the instruction of
the Defendant in Appeal No: CA/J/EPT/PL/26/2023, is fixed for 9th
October, 2024.
Hon. Pwajok (SAN),
is also demanding for the sum of N22, 000, 000.00 (Twenty-Two Million Naira)
only, being the charge for the Defendants defiance and refusal to pay the legal
fee charged and agreed by parties for the prosecution of Appeal Nos:
CA/J/EPT/PL/26/2023, CA/J/EPT/PL/25/2023, and CA/J/EPT/PL/HR/37/2023.
To fulfil the
process of filing the suit, Pwajok’s Counsel, has accompanied the suit with the
Certificate of Pre-action Counselling.
The Certificate of Pre-action Counselling signed by C.
I. Paul (Esq), leading, J. Y. Gwom (Esq), M. G. Aluma (Esq), W. B. Rwang (Esq)
all of Pwajok, Ikowe & Co; in part reads: “I, C. I. Paul (Esq). certify
that as the legal practitioner representing Edward Gyang Pwajok (SAN) LB, the
Claimant (my client), I have counselled my client on the strength and weakness
of his cause or matter and informed him of the opportunity available for the
alternative dispute resolution of this case and the possibility of reconciliation
between the parties being effected either with or without the assistance of
such an organization and should this matter turn out to be frivolous, I am
prepared to be liable as the provision of the rules of this court”.
You would recall
that REALITY had reported that, in the course of Pwajok (SAN) trying to remind
the Defendant of the unpaid balance, he had replied that he never engaged him
but his party, the APC.
Hon. Vincent in part stated: “I am in receipt of
your above letter. I never paid you and fee, the monies I gave you is because
of your insistence that APC my party that briefed you was not facilitating what
you wanted to do, that is why I gave you money to do the needful NOT fees. I
did not brief you to handle any petition for me nor appeal.
Kindly, keep the respect we have for one another.
Thank you”.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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