LAGOS—Justice Samuel Candide-
Johnson of a Lagos High court, will
today, begin hearing on an
interlocutory application praying him
to restrain the Lagos State government from interfering with
the Believers Love World (Christ
Embassy), landed property situated at
Oyeleke Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. In the substantive case before the
court, the church had been
contesting ownership of the parcel of
land with the Executors of the estate
of Chief R.A Randle, which is also
laying claim to the ownership of the property. The executors of the estate of Chief
Randle are claiming that the area
occupied by the church is part of the
estate of the deceased, but the
church is claiming the ownership of
the land, which according to it was acquired from Neimeth Pharmacy
with registered titles. However, as the controversy and the
litigation were on-going, the state
government revoked the title of the
church through a letter dated
February 15, 2013 signed by the
state governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, asking the church to vacate the
said land within seven days for public
use. To forestall the taking over of the
property before the determination of
its main suit, the church is praying
the court through an interlocutory
injunction to stop the government
from going further with its action. At today’s proceedings, the high
court is expected to listen to
arguments of parties on why the
government should not go ahead to
acquire the landed property. Brought as defendants in the suit are
Mrs Titilola Awosusi, Alhaja Omolara
Ademosu, Mr Abayomi Willoughby
(Executrices and executor of the
estate of late Chief R.A Randle for
themselves and other beneficiaries of the estate of late Chief R.A Randle)
and Lagos State Government. Christ Embassy had brought the
application dated March 7, 2013, via
a Motion on Notice pursuant to Order
39 of the HighCourtofLagosState (Civil
Procedure) Rules and on the grounds
that there is an urgent need to stop the state government from
interfering with the subject matter of
the suit. The state government had attributed
its revocation order of the land for
public use. The letter read in part;
“Whereas the Governor of Lagos
State of Nigeria requires for
overriding public interest (extension of the Government Secretariat and
provision of multi-level car park), all
that parcel of land together with any
development thereon situate and
lying along Oyeleke Street, Oregun
village in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State measuring
approximately 9183.257 square
meters, the boundaries of which are
described in the schedule hereto and
more particularly delineated in the
plan at the office of the Director Land Services, Lagos State Lands Bureau,
Governor’s Office, the Secretariat
Alausa, Ikeja Lagos State Nigeria. “Now therefore, in the exercise of the
powers conferred on me pursuant to
Section 28 of the Land Use Act, I
Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the
Governor of Lagos State hereby give
this notice of revocation to the holder to revoke the existing right of
occupancy in the said land with effect
from seven (7) days of service of this
notice for the reasons given above. “That any holder, owner or occupier
of the said land or any part of it is
accordingly directed to yield up
possession of the land on or before
the expiration of the period specified
in this notice.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/lagos-govt-vs-christ-embassy-legal-battle-begins-over-land/

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Why use lies to revoke the title deed.

First, it was part of Chief Randle estate. The lie was punched.

Next, is that the Govt want it for public use

This one na Government of the people for the Elites

The executors of the estate of Chief
Randle are claiming that the area
occupied by the church is part of the
estate of the deceased.

But the
church is claiming the ownership of
the land, which according to it was acquired from Neimeth Pharmacy
with registered titles.


However, as the controversy and the
litigation were on-going, the state
government revoked the title of the
church through a letter dated
February 15, 2013 signed by the
state governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, asking the church to vacate the
said land within seven days for public
use.

Gen. Fashola again!

You can't fight government and win.

Sit and discuss with the government to get another juicy parcel of land with free C of O.

OYINBOGOJU: You can't fight government and win.

Sit and discuss with the government to get another juicy parcel of land with free C of O.

says who?