Following their intransigence on the N16bn land dispute before an Ibadan High Court, the governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi and three others may face the wrath of the court as the presiding judge, Adegboye Gbolagunte has advised the aggrieved counsel to file the necessary application against them.
At the hearing of the case instituted against Ajimobi and others over the non-release of 404.74 hectares of land formerly acquired by the Federal Government to the owner families, Dele Akinmusuti, counsel to the families had complained that Ajimobi had, despite repeated pronouncements of the court engaged others to be working on the site. ( Court Bars Ajimobi, aides from land since March 21, 2013) Url Link Reference : http://www.punchng.com/news/court-bars-ajimobi-aides-from-land/
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Ajimobi and two of his Commissioners in the Ministries of Land, Housing and Survey as well as Justice had been dragged before the court over the 404.74 hectares of land worth over N16bn.
Akinmusuti however told the court that despite the court injunction restraining all parties from the disputed land, the agent of the government under the leadership of one Muhammed Buhari the CE0 of the Briclinks Integrated Services Limited had been seen engaging in building construction on the land.
Subsequently, the construction firm would join Ajimobi and his two commissioners to answer contempt charges should the counsel to the families bring up the necessary application during the next adjourned date.
Meanwhile, Akinmusuti at the hearing requested for further adjournment to clear the ambiguity in respect of the letter written to them by the Attorney- General of the state on behalf of the government. Leading the claimnants are Chief Niyi Dada (STAD) and Prince Ganiyu L Oladigbolu who are the associate property power of attorney holder and the Secretary of the Concerned Owners Family of Idi-Ishin Nihorts Land, respectively.
The counsel recalled that it was agreed on the 24th of
September that they should come and give report on the proposed out of
court settlement, but, said the two correspondences received so far from
the defendants would still need to be clarified before there could be
any pronouncement on the way forward.
Counsel to Ajimobi
and his two commissioners, Nurudeen Abiola confirmed that they had
engaged in discussion with the claimants counsel and agreed that they
would go and discuss the issues raised by his learned friend and tidy up
some areas before final draft of the agreement.
Counsel
to the 4th, 5th and 6th defendants in the suit in which Asani Lasokun
and Eddy Oyewole had been joined as co-defendants, Niyi Ajewole did not
raise objection to the adjournment request made by the counsel to the
claimants as he reiterated that the discussion was between the counsel
to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants and those of the claimants in which
his clients were not part of.
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