The contentious land tussle between Nigeria’s former First Lady,
Hajia Turai Yar’Adua and incumbent First Lady – Patience Goodluck
Jonathan, came to a climax Thursday as Justice Peter Affren of the Abuja
High Court in Jabi district set aside the purported revocation by the
FCT administration of a land measuring about 1.84 hectares allocated to
Turai’s non governmental organization, Women and Youth Empowerment
Foundation, WAYEF.
In its ruling, the court held that the claims by the FCT Minister –
Bala Mohammed that the land was revoked on an overriding public
interest, was not supported by any shred of evidence before the court.
The court further held that the initial letter of offer issued
Turai’s organization by the Minister remains valid and subsisting.
“The defendants failed woefully to adduce any shred of evidence
before this court to support their claims that the allocation of the
land was revoked on overriding public interest. There is no overriding
public interest in this issue. The allocation made to the plaintiff who
is a vocational training centre was in public interest and in line with
section 28 (1) of Land Use Act”.
Information Nigeria recalled that various attempts aimed at an
amicable resolution of the disputed land, plot no. 1347 Cadastral Zone
AOO, Central Business District, Abuja, FCT, failed as both ladies
refused to settle out-of-court.
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