A DELTA State High Court sitting in Effurun has granted Brownhill Investment Company and Mr. David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, an out-of-court settlement.
Justice Michael Obi of High Court Three, Effurun, on Thursday, March 21, commended both parties for the amicable resolution to settle out of court.
Brownhill Investment Company, owned by Mr. Amaju Pinnick, a former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had in October last year filed a suit, marked ‘EHC/183/2023,’ before the court, in which afrobeat singer, Davido, and his music label, Davido Music Worldwide Limited, are joint defendants over a breach of contract to perform at the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again Concert.’
In the suit, the appellant prayed the court to award a sum of N2billion as general damages against the defendants for failing to honour the contract for the concert.
It also prayed the court for N150million as legal and professional fees, with an additional N30million as the filling cost.
In reaction to the court verdict, Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Oladayo Ogungbe, said after the court’s proceedings, both parties had been able to explore the out-of-court settlement.
He stated: “Davido is coming again to Warri on October 4 to perform. That forms part of the settlement.
“It’s fine; it is better than going through the rigours of litigations. Both parties consider the option of having the matter settled out of court, which in my opinion as a lawyer, is the best approach to any litigation.
“It is a win-win situation to both parties.”
The Warri Again concert is a yearly event organised by Pinnick to celebrate entertainers from the Niger Delta region.
