Justice
Samuel Candide-Johnson of a Lagos High court, will today, begin hearing on an
interlocutory application praying him to restrain the Lagos State government
from interfering with the Believers Love World (Christ Embassy), landed
property situated at Oyeleke Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
In the substantive case before the court,
the church had been contesting ownership of the parcel of land with the
Executors of the estate of Chief R.A Randle, which is also laying claim to the
ownership of the property.
The executors of the estate of Chief Randle
are claiming that the area occupied by the church is part of the estate of the
deceased, but the church is claiming the ownership of the land, which according
to it was acquired from Neimeth Pharmacy with registered titles.
However, as the controversy and the
litigation were on-going, the state government revoked the title of the church
through a letter dated February 15, 2013 signed by the state governor,
Babatunde Fashola, SAN, asking the church to vacate the said land within seven
days for public use.
To forestall the taking over of the
property before the determination of its main suit, the church is praying the
court through an interlocutory injunction to stop the government from going
further with its action.
At today’s proceedings, the high court is
expected to listen to arguments of parties on why the government should not go
ahead to acquire the landed property.
Brought as defendants in the suit are Mrs
Titilola Awosusi, Alhaja Omolara Ademosu, Mr Abayomi Willoughby (Executrices
and executor of the estate of late Chief R.A Randle for themselves and other
beneficiaries of the estate of late Chief R.A Randle) and Lagos State
Government.
Christ Embassy had brought the application
dated March 7, 2013, via a Motion on Notice pursuant to Order 39 of the High Court
of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules and on the grounds that there is an
urgent need to stop the state government from interfering with the subject
matter of the suit.
The state government had attributed its
revocation order of the land for public use. The letter read in part; “Whereas
the Governor of Lagos State of Nigeria requires for overriding public interest
(extension of the Government Secretariat and provision of multi-level car
park), all that parcel of land together with any development thereon situate
and lying along Oyeleke Street, Oregun village in Ikeja Local Government Area
of Lagos State measuring approximately 9183.257 square meters, the boundaries
of which are described in the schedule hereto and more particularly delineated
in the plan at the office of the Director Land Services, Lagos State Lands
Bureau, Governor’s Office, the Secretariat Alausa, Ikeja Lagos State Nigeria.
“Now therefore, in the exercise of the
powers conferred on me pursuant to Section 28 of the Land Use Act, I Babatunde
Raji Fashola (SAN), the Governor of Lagos State hereby give this notice of
revocation to the holder to revoke the existing right of occupancy in the said
land with effect from seven (7) days of service of this notice for the reasons
given above.
“That any holder, owner or occupier of the
said land or any part of it is accordingly directed to yield up possession of
the land on or before the expiration of the period specified in this notice.”
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Can a man rob God?
ReplyDeleteFasola should knoW that one can fight God and win. He should be careful lest he incure the wrath of God.
ReplyDeleteFasola should know that nobody can win any battle against God. Fasola be warned. Don't play politics with God's property.
ReplyDeleteIs Fashola fighting God? Pls use ur sense, wise up & stop enriching/worshipping Naija pastors! U wallow in poverty while they use ur money to buy jets & live like kings??
ReplyDeleteFasola should know that nobody can win any battle against God. Be warned. Don't play politics with God's property. A word is enough for the wise.
ReplyDeleteFashola is not fighting any God .be that not decieved ok
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