Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of an Ikeja High Court, yesterday, ordered that the N500 million libel suit filed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, against Olisa Metuh, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s spokesman, should go to mediation court.

Ipaye ruled: “The file should be taken to the Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR, Prompt Administrator to set the ADR in motion.

Mohammed and Metuh

“Now that pleadings have been closed, seven days from today, please, head to ADR Centre for mediation of this dispute.”

Earlier at the procee-dings, Mr. Metuh’s lawyer, U. A. Otoahine, filed two applications dated April 25, which were granted by the court.

He said: ”My Lord, the first application is requesting for an extension of time to file the statement of defence and originating processes.

“The second application is seeking an extension of time to file a counter-affidavit.”

The judge, however, refused to hear the application brought by counsel to the minister, Wahab Shittu, that the case be set down for trial.

Mr. Mohammed, a former spokesman of All Progressives Congress, APC, had, on October 12, 2015, filed a suit against Mr. Metuh, accusing him of publishing libellous materials against him.