Pulse reported D'banj was charged to court by the technology company
for failing to pay over N100 million naira for the promotion of a
concert
A Lagos state high court has moved the case between MindHub Technologies and D’banj to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) over a 100 million naira debt allegation.
The
High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Division, presided over by Justice
Oyebanji today, Friday, December 9, 2016, ruled that the case between
the Nigerian singer and MindHub be moved to the dispute resolution
platform where the two parties would try to settle the dispute by
negotiation, mediation or other related means. On November 16, 2016, Pulse reported D'banj was charged to court by the
technology company for failing to pay over N100 million naira for the
promotion of a concert organised by his media house, D'Kings Men Media
LTD.
In a document exclusively released to Pulse on November 16, 2016, it was revealed D’banj signed a memorandum of understanding with the technology company on October 19, 2012, and would be liable for the payment of the sums of money in the event of D'Kings Media failure to pay.
Pulse was present
at the hearing today where D’banj’s lawyer asked the court to strike out
his name from the suit, dismiss the suit or stay proceedings, (that is
put the trial on hold until the fulfilment of certain terms).The court, upon reading the facts of the case, ruled that there was a
reasonable cause of action i.e an alleged wrong act upon which the suit
was brought and as such, the case could not be dismissed
The judge also ruled that D'banj, could not
be struck out of the suit as he had become involved personally when he
signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to re-pay the contract fee
in case of any disputes or failure to fulfil the terms.
Recall that D'banj took to Twitter on Sunday, November 20, 2016, to deny owing a 100 million.
According to him, "We did not borrow any money. The instigator of this is trying to eat his cake and have it."
He also accused Pulse of collecting a bribe to publish the 'libellous' article.
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