By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),
It is no longer news that Edward Pwajok
(SAN) has dragged a member of the House of Representatives representing
Langtang-North and Langtang South, Hon. Prince Vincent Venman Bulus, to the
High Court in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, over his alleged defiance
and refusal to pay his Professional Legal Fee.
REALITY
gathered
that, before the Suit No: CV/3199/24, which came by way of Writ of Summons was
filed, E. G. Pwajok (SAN), had written to Hon. Vincent a letter, dated 31st
May 2024, titled: PROFESSIONAL BILL OF
CHARGES AND DEMAND NOTICE, reminding
him of the payment after his first letter dated 3rd May 2024.
According to Hon. Pwajok’s letter to
Hon. Vincent, the Defendant had sent N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) to his
personal account in October 2023, as part payment for the preliminary work and
800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) in two trenches for appearance at the
hearing of the Appeals.
After stating the preliminary cost, the
administrative cost, and the preparation and argument of Respondents’ Briefs
cost, E. G. Pwajok (SAN), in summary stated below that:
“The
total amount outstanding as my Professional bill of charges is therefore, N36, 800,000.00
(Thirty-Six Million, Eight Hundred Thousand) only. I hereby give you one month’s
notice to pay the outstanding balance or I shall proceed to Court to seek
redress”.
However, in his reply dated 5th
June 2024 on his official Letter Headed-paper to the Notice, Hon. Vincent
writes:
“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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