BUHARI, ABBAS, AKUME, OTHERS AMONG AS WIKE REVOKES ALLOCATION OF 762 FCT LANDOWNERS. (PHOTO).
𝐁𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐬, 𝐀𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐞, 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟕𝟔𝟐 𝐅𝐂𝐓 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has revoked the lands allocated to several prominent Nigerians, including former President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, due to non-payment of Certificate of Occupancy fees. Also, 759 other prominent figures and organisations in Maitama II, Abuja. were also affected by the revocation which was for non-payment of Certificate of Occupancy. This was contained in a publication by the FCT Administration and made available to newsmen by the Special Adviser to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka. In a separate publication, the minister also threatened to revoke lands belonging to the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda; former presidents of the Sena...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC today tueday March 21,2017,arraigned one Oluwafunmilayo Samuel Adenmosu alongside his company,H.T. Real Estate Limited,before Justice J.O. Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on an 18-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N108,744,080.00 {One Hundred and Eighty Million,Seven Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Eigthy Naira}.The accused,a lawyer,had,sometime in 2008,allegedly approached the complainant,Mathew Dickson Aiyeola,Managing Director,Golden Treasure Investment Limited,claiming that his company was registered to deal in banking and foreign exchange business.The complainant alleged that bank drafts totalling N108,744,080.00 were issued in favour of H.T. Real Estate Limited,at different times,for the purchase of $921,560.00 on the agreed rate with the accused,who also claimed to be a director in a new generation bank.The complainant further alleged that the accused,after much pressure,issued a cheque for N6,000,000.00,which was not honoured upon presentation due to insufficient amount in his account.Efforts by the complainant to get a refund were unsuccessful.The accused pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel,Samuel Daji,asked the court for a trail date and prayed that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.However,counsel to the defendant,O.A. Fashuba,pleaded with the court to gran the accused bail on self-recognizance.After listening to both counsels,Justice Oyefeso ordered the accused to be remanded in Ikoyi prison.The case was adjourned to March 24,2017 for the counsel to the accused to file necessary applications and April 7 and 10,2017 for the commencement of trial.One more photo below.
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