A property allegedly belonging to
the former first lady, Patience Jonathan, was on Tuesday demolished by the
Federal Capital Development Control Department.
The building is situated on Shehu
Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja.
Emmanuel Anene, a lawyer with
E.A. Ezugwu and Associates, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the issue of
the building was still pending before the Federal High Courts in Lagos and
Abuja.
“Sometime before, people from
Development Control came to the site, alleging that there was no approval for
the building.
“We met them at their office and
showed them the approval, which they accepted. We thought that the matter was
over.
“They had earlier gone to court
with application for forfeiture of the property to the government which they
failed to achieve at the Lagos High Court.
“So we were surprised that a team
came in this afternoon without notifying us to remove the structure.
“Also, we were not served with
any notice for demolition, they just came in now and started the demolition of
the structure,’’ he said.
Responding, Muktar Usman,
Director of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration
(FCTA), stated that a notice was served for the demolition of the property.
He said the building was not the
only one affected by the demolition in the area as there were others that were
also demolished.
After demolishing it what next? cruel government!
ReplyDeleteAfter demolishing it did it bring the change you promised Nigerians? I beg make APC pack and go
ReplyDeleteIt is easy for this government to demolish and go after his opposition but cannot stop the killing of the Fulanis' because they say they want to go for Jihad, God Almighty will disappoint them
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