The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Development Control Department, FCTA yesterday demolished a property allegedly belonging to the former First Lady,
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Development Control Department, FCTA yesterday demolished a property allegedly belonging to the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The building is located inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, on Shehu Yar’Adua Way on Mabushi-Kado-Life Camp Expressway, Abuja.
A lawyer with E. A. Ezugwu and Associates, Mr Emmanuel Anene, said the issue of the building was still pending before the Federal High Courts in Lagos and Abuja.
He said: “Sometime before now, 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.”
But the Director of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr. Muktar Usman, said the building had no approval and that 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 others were also demolished. Muktar alleged that members of staff of the Development Control Department were also assaulted on the premises.
The demolished property
