Falana & Falana Chambers, in the writ of summons which was filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja and marked CV/1190/19 on Wednesday, stated that it had, to no avail, repeatedly demanded through letters of reminder the payment of its fees from Gbajabiamila since 2015. The law firm, through its lawyer, Mrs Funmi Falana, said it filed its suit against Gbajabiamila because he “is not willing to pay the plaintiff the sum of N20m being the plaintiff’s professional fee for representing the defendant in suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/501/2015.” It prayed for among others in its suit, a declaration that Gbajabiamila’s alleged failure to pay the N20m fee was “a breach of contract.” It also sought an order compelling the legislator to pay the N20m and another directing him “to pay 10 per cent as interest on the judgement sum from the day the judgement is entered until the final liquidation of the judgement sum.” The plaintiff recalled that it, in 2015, defended Gbajabiamila in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/501/2015. The suit was filed by the Registered Trustees of Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative against Gbajabiamila, the House of Representatives and the Attorney-General of the Federation. Our correspondent recalled that SJCRAI had in the 2015 suit, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify Gbajabiamila from contesting the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the grounds of his alleged “conviction” in the State of Georgia, US, for unethical practices in the course of his practice as a lawyer. Falana’s law firm stated “that having been briefed” by Gbajabiamila, it swung into action “by filing a memorandum of conditional appearance, a motion on notice for consequential amendment, counter-affidavit in opposition to the plaintiff’s originating summons and notice of preliminary objection.” It stated in its statement of claim that then presiding judge, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Abuja had determined the suit in favour of Gbajabiamila by striking it out on May 22, 2018. It added, “It is the case of the plaintiff that the defendant (Gbajabiamila) was informed via a letter dated January 24, 2017 that the plaintiff’s professional fee for representing the defendant in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/501/2015 is N20,000,000 (twenty million naira). Copy of the said letter is hereby pleaded and the plaintiff shall rely on same in evidence at the trial of this suit. “The plaintiff avers further that his account details were also provided to enable the defendant to pay the said professional fee without any difficulties.” It added, “In September 2018, following the final determination of suit FHC/ABJ/CS/501/2015 this firm wrote to the defendant updating him of the progress in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/501/2015 and demanding the payment of his professional fee.” It said it also on January 10, 2019, “wrote a letter to the defendant demanding his professional fee. “Notwithstanding repeated demands, the defendant has failed to pay the plaintiff’s professional fee without any justification.”]]>

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