The new date was given Monday when the lawyers to both parties in the suit met for almost one hour in the chamber of the trial judge to discuss the way forward, following the total breakdown of out-of-court settlement.
The disputed land, plot no. 1347 Cadastral Zone AOO, Central Business District, Abuja, was initially allocated to the Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF) while Mrs. Yar’Adua was the first lady.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Bala Mohammed, revoked the allocation for what he described as “overriding public interest” and reallocated the same land to Mrs. Jonathan on November 2, 2011 for the building of African First Lady Peace Mission headquarters.
Mrs. Yar’Adua complained that the land allocated to WAYEF on February 19, 2010 was being trespassed upon by Mrs. Jonathan and got a court order dated March 5, 2012 restraining the defendants from affecting WAYEF title and interest over the land.
Those joined as co-defendants in the suit are the Minister of FCT, Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS).
WAYEF through its lawyer, Lagi Innocent, is asking for N1 billion as general damages, N100 million as exemplary damages, N100 million as aggravated damages in addition to N261 million already paid for the Certificate of Occupancy as well as N454 million paid for building designs.
As part of the moves to get a negotiated settlement, already, the FCTA has offered WAYEF Plot. 1838 Cadastral Zone AOO Abuja measuring 6119.29 square metres as a replacement for the plot.
While another plot 1839 was also proposed to be in favour of the African First Lady Mission, measuring 6100.51.
The said plot numbers 1838 and 1839 both are subdivided from plot 700 CBD Cadastral Zone AOO, Abuja.
He mentioned that WAYEF had already began the process of notice of committal to prison on the defendants by filing forms 48 and 49, adding that it was unfortunate that people could no longer trust the government in the country.
While adjourning the case for report of settlement, Justice Affen “advised parties that the nature of the case was such that if parties can reach amicable settlement, it would be better for all sides.”
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