Salami: Court hears PDP's, Oyinlola's suit against MTN Wednesday

[TheNation]

  Justice Salami  An Abuja Federal High Court will on Wednesday begin hearing in the suit filed by former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the People's Democratic Party against the telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria.

The duo accused the MTN of not releasing the full Call Data Records (CDRs) of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami to the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The suit before Justice Bilikisu Aliyu, was filed to frustrate plans by the NJC to reinstate Justice Salami who presided over the two different panels that sacked both Oyinlola and former Ekiti Governor, Segun Oni.

A few weeks ago, Justice Peter Affen of the FCT High Court dismissed a suit filed by Oni against Justice Salami for not disclosing reasonable cause of action.

But MTN In its statement of defence filed to the present suit, claimed it does not have the storage capacity to store and release CDRs beyond three months.

In a witness statement on oath filed in court by MTN's Senior Manager, Commercial and Legal Services, Mr. Rotimi Odusola, he averred that, "I know as a fact due to capacity and storage constraint, the 1st defendant (MTN) can only release CDRs for periods not exceeding three (3) months from the date of receipt of a legitimate request for the release of the records.

"I know as a fact the 1st defendant's standard requirements with respect to its post-paid subscription are consequent on its policy upon which it has absolute prerogative.

"I know that the 1st defendant released Adeolu Oyinlola's CDR to him in compliance with its obligations to its subscribers," Odusola added.





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