Documents before the court showed that the disputed plot of land was duly allocated to Turai's non-governmental organization-Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYE) by the minister for the FCT with the right of occupancy duly issued to it.
Specifically, the registered trustees of WAYE had applied and were granted an allocation of plot 1,347 at Cadastral Zone after paying N184.529, 438 as statutory right of occupancy, which was duly issued by the minister for FCT.
Under the terms of grant, the plaintiff was given three years to develop the property based on approved building plans.
After the payments of the various levies, the plaintiff paid additional sum of N76, 936,210.00 as building plan fees after which the grant and approval of the building plans were made and given in line with the master plan for Abuja.
Thereafter, the plaintiff appointed and mobilized a building company, Al-Cooks Nigeria Limited to site to develop the property for the sum of N13, 516,013,797.58.
On November 1, 2011, the Federal Capital Territory Administration sent an additional bill of N18, 529,438 being the balance of the various charges under the grant which the plaintiff paid the next day.
Shortly after these transactions, the minister for the FCT, without reasons, issued a notice of revocation of the said property which it allocated to the plaintiff for the purpose of building public institution (training/vocational centre). The said letter of revocation was backdated with effect from October 27, 2011.
Immediately after the revocation letter was issued, the FCT Minister, Bala Muhammed swiftly re-allocated the plot to another organization, African First Ladies Peace Centre, to which by the current first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is believed to be a sponsor.
It was at this stage that Turai's organization went to court to challenge the actions of the minister with respect to the revocation letter.
Before Justice Peter Affen, it sought and obtained a restraining order barring the minister and the administration of the FCT, the Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS) and the attorney general of the federation from carrying out further activities at the site.
However, while the order of the court was still subsisting, the defendants, in defiance of the said order mobilized people to site to commence construction work.
Faced with this act of arbitrariness, counsel to WAYE, Innocent Lagi went back to the court and initiated contempt proceedings against the respective defendants.
But in a desperate attempt to frustrate the hearing of the contempt proceedings, the office of the attorney general of the federation, last Friday approached the court with a motion seeking to vacate the said order.
Justice Affen, however, asked the AGF to put the necessary parties on notice and adjourned the matter till yesterday.
When the matter was called yesterday, counsel from the chambers of the AGF, Baba Sa'idu informed the court of government's willingness to settle the matter amicably out of court.
He added that already, his client had reached out to all the counsel to the parties before the court.
His position was corroborated by counsel to the FCT minister, the FCT Administration and AGIS, Felix Ibanga, just as the plaintiff's counsel, Lagi also confirmed the development.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned till September 24, 2012 for report of settlement
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