The dispute between First Lady
Dame Patience Jonathan and wife of late President Umar Musa Yar’adua,
Turai, over a piece of land in the nation’s capital, is far from over as
the out of court settlement on the matter has broken down. The
land, 1.84 hectares, located at plot no. 1347 Cadastral Zone AOO,
Central Business District, Abuja, FCT, was initially allocated to Women
and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF) when Turai was the First Lady.
Bala Mohammed, Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory revoked the allocation and reallocated the same land to Mrs.
Jonathan for the building of African First Lady Peace Mission
Headquarters.
The court had on March 5, 2012
granted an injunction restraining Adoke or any other person from
affecting the title or interest of WAYEF over the property pending the
determination of the case.
Jonathan’s wife immediately
sought a discharge of the order on the land, or a stay of execution
through the Federal Ministry of Justice.
The applicant’s counsel, Innocent
Lagi, disclosed that the offers made to replace the plot were
unacceptable due to size or location.
The Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke (SAN) had urged Justice
Peter Affen, of the Abuja High Court, Bwari to discontinue further
hearing on the matter saying that an amicable resolution would be
reached by the Federal Government.
Further hearing on the matter is to be adopted on January 24, after which the court will reserve the case for judgement.
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