Wednesday 24 April 2013

Land Tussle: Patience Jonathan VS Turai Yar'Adua

May 2, 2013 has been fixed by an Abuja High Court in Jabi district as a date to deliver judgment in a matter of land litigation between the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, and her predecessor and the wife of late President Yar'Adua, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua.
Land Tussle: Patience Jonathan VS Turai Yar'Adua
The two first ladies were supposed to report out of court settlement to the court yesterday over a disputed 1.84 hectares of land in Abuja, but when the matter came up, the two parties disclosed to the court that it was practically impossible for them to resolve the issue.
Consequently, the presiding judge, Justice Peter Affen, fixed May 2, 2013 to deliver judgment on the matter.
The parties could not reach useful terms after meeting with Justice Affen inside his chambers for over 40 minutes yesterday.
Consequently, when they resumed hearing yesterday, Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WYEF) opposed an application by the other parties to further adjourn the case hence the court informed parties that the judgment was already and would be delivered if parties failed to settle before the judgment day.
The disputed land, plot no. 1347 Cadastral Zone AOO, Central Business District, Abuja, FCT, was initially allocated to  WYEF while Mrs. Yar'adua was First Lady.
The Minister of the FCT, Bala Mohammed revoked the allocation for what he described as "overriding public interest" and reallocated the same land to Mrs. Jonathan for the building of African First Lady Peace Mission Headquarters on the 2nd of November, 2011.
Source: Leadership

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