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Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 7:58pm On Apr 07, 2009
Community sues Lagos over planned demolition
By Emmanuel Badejo and Bertram Nwannekanma

THIRTY seven residents, representing tenants, assignees and indigenes of Itedo Village, Lekki, in Eti-Osa local council of Lagos State have dragged the government to court over the threat by the Lagos State Physical Planning and Development Authority to demolish their completed buildings valued at over a hundred million of Naira.





The Lagos State government had through the Physical Planning and Development Authority on February 9, 2009 pasted a seal up notice followed by a demolition notice on some buildings in the village for allegedly contravening the physical planning and urban development laws of the state.

The plaintiffs, which include registered trustees of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Assemblies of God Church; Registered Trustees, Foursquare Gospel Church, and The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mr. Olufemi Babajide, Oluwatoyin Owolabi, Oluwasegun Owoso and Oluwaseun Mabogunje, in a motion of notice brought under section 18 of the High Court law of Lagos through their counsel, Bamidele Aturu, and seeking an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the defendants, their agents, servants, officers, privies or otherwise howsoever from sealing up, further sealing up, closing or further closing from demolishing or in any other manner tampering with the buildings, homes and officers of the claimants pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit.

In the suit, the plaintiffs are also seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants, from obstructing, preventing, hindering or in any other manner restricting the free movement and liberty of the claimants from their buildings, homes and offices, pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit.

The plaintiffs, in a 43-paragraph affidavit in support of the motion sworn to by Ebun-Oluwa Adegboruwa (also a plaintiff) submitted that Itedo village consists of several homes recognised by Lagos State government, a primary school and at least 500 building comprising living homes, offices and churches; and it was delineated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

They further said they all commenced and completed their buildings, homes and offices to the knowledge and consent of the defendants who, having assessed and received payments in respect of the said buildings, should not turn around to attempt to seal up or demolish the said buildings.

The plaintiffs further pray the court to restrain the defendants from taking, implementing or pursuing any decision or action that may render the claimants homeless pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit.

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/apr/7/19.html
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:07pm On Apr 07, 2009
if the building are illegal, DEMOLISH THEM ALL!
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:08pm On Apr 07, 2009
Demolish house of God? undecided undecided
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:09pm On Apr 07, 2009
if its an ILLEGAL structure, YES! YES! YES! the same way ILLEGAL SHACKS along the railway line being used as religious buildings were demolished.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:10pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Demolish house of God? undecided undecided
Should house of God build houses illegally? Are they not the ones to be leading by example.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by bawomolo(m): 8:11pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Demolish house of God? undecided undecided

because na God use him hand build am.  what if they were trying to demolish a sango shrine?

illegal is illegal.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:11pm On Apr 07, 2009
Have they cleared all the illegal structures in lagos?. why are churches their center of attraction?. The won't demolish mosques abi, after all the governor will worship on friday.  undecided undecided undecided

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Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:12pm On Apr 07, 2009
funmi, i knew u would bring the religious line of thot into this sooner than later. but i didnt know it would be this quick. first off, its a building(illegal by the way), second its used for religious purposes.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by posakosa(m): 8:16pm On Apr 07, 2009
must_a_far:

if the building are illegal, DEMOLISH THEM ALL!

Agreeed!
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:16pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Have they cleared all the illegal structures in lagos?. why are churches their center of attraction?. The won't demolish mosques abi, after all the governor will worship on friday.  undecided undecided undecided

I think you need to know the full story before jumping to conclusion. This churches are on the right of way (meaning the belong to the Lagos state government) and they are blocking the 40km lekki-epe road that is currently under construction.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:17pm On Apr 07, 2009
funmi, i knew u would bring the religious line of thot into this sooner than later. but i didnt know it would be this quick. first off, its a building(illegal by the way), second its used for religious purposes.
Why are no mosques being destroyed?
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by posakosa(m): 8:18pm On Apr 07, 2009
must_a_far:

if the building are illegal, DEMOLISH THEM ALL!


G B A M!
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:19pm On Apr 07, 2009
I think you need to know the full story before jumping to conclusion. [b]This churches are on the right of way (meaning the belong to the Lagos state government) and they are blocking the 40km lekki-epe road that is currently under constructio[/b]n
Was it not the govt that allowed them to build in the first place. For the last time why r they not demolishing mosques?. Fashola is a muslim, abi?. He shouldn't let christians pray down his govt with holy ghost fire.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:19pm On Apr 07, 2009
are you saying there are mosques beside the churches being demolished and somehow they marked just the churches for demolition?

if they are obstructing construction. DEMOLISH!
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:21pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Was it not the govt that allowed them to build in the first place. For the last time why r they not demolishing mosques?. Fashola is a muslim, abi?. He shouldn't let christians pray down his govt with holy ghost fire.

they became eligible for demolition the minute the road expansion plan included the land they are sitting on as part of where the road would cut through.

stop this your muslim V christian cry already.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:21pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Why are no mosques being destroyed?




Maybe its because there is no mosque in that area. Fashola has destroyed mosque and churches that are illegal and blocking the govt path. I dont think this is discrimination on the govt's part.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:22pm On Apr 07, 2009
are you saying there are mosques beside the churches being demolished and somehow they marked just the churches for demolition?

if they are obstructing construction. DEMOLISH!
No, I am saying there are illegal mosques in every nook of lagos. Fashola should start from those ones but he already knows the consequences.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by bawomolo(m): 8:23pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

No, I am saying there are illegal mosques in every nook of lagos. Fashola should start from those ones but he already knows the consequences.


let's see, you hate men, hate northerners, hate muslims. What group of people do you not dislike?

such a bigot.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:25pm On Apr 07, 2009
he should start from thoseo nes and abandon the road construction work? OK i'll tell him the next time i go to the round house. meanwhile hope you wont be the leader of that group that would be crying that the road construction project was abandoned half way to focus on demolition of mosques?
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:25pm On Apr 07, 2009
let's see, you hate men, hate northerners, hate muslims.  What group of people do you not dislike?

such a bigot.
This has nothing to do with hatred rather it has more to do with equity. Do unto others as you want them do unto you. If we preach religious tolerance in Nigeria, this is not the right thing to do.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:28pm On Apr 07, 2009
he should start from thoseo nes and abandon the road construction work? OK i'll tell him the next time i go to the round house. meanwhile hope you wont be the leader of that group that would be crying that the road construction project was abandoned half way to focus on demolition of mosques?
Whareva you say but just warn Fashola not to mess with the God of Adeboye because if Daddy raise an arm to curse him just once, he's finished for life.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:28pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Was it not the govt that allowed them to build in the first place. For the last time why r they not demolishing mosques?. Fashola is a muslim, abi?. He shouldn't let christians pray down his govt with holy ghost fire.

No it was not the govt. because if it was the govt they would have been given C of O. All they had to do was present their C of O's and be fully compensated by the govt.

Here is a story of a church that was located near dolphin and they had C of O. They govt need the land to rebuild the drainage system
Fashola gave them free land in Lekki to rebuild their church

http://allafrica.com/stories/200903230934.html

I dont think he is intentionally picking on churches.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:32pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Whareva you say but just warn Fashola not to mess with the God of Adeboye because if Daddy raise an arm to curse him just once, he's finished for life.

i will warn him just for you. but is that what Adeboye has powers to do? curse people? you better stop spreading rumors about the poor man.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:33pm On Apr 07, 2009
All they had to do was present their C of O's and be fully compensated by the govt.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
[size=14pt]Lagos road expansion: Building owners may not get compensation[/size]

By Rasheed Bisiriyu

Many owners of buildings marked for demolition for the expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a 10-lane dual carriageway may get no compensation after all, as there are indications that most affected structures are standing on government acquired land.





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Over 3,000 structures affected by the project were said to be on the Right of Way of the road network, stretching from Eric Moore in Surulere to Badagry.

The 60.3 kilometre road would incorporate light rail and Bus Rapid Transit facilities.

The buildings, which are on both sides of the road include residences, churches, banks, filling stations, luxury bus terminals, shopping complexes, gates of the Ojo Military Cantonment, offices and shops.

The state government, which gave the Right of Way as 120 metres, had last year assured of adequate compensation and resettlement for owners with genuine documents and approved building plans.

But fresh facts emerging from the state secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday indicated that few people had applied to the state government for compensation.

Although, a source told our correspondent on Monday that the verification was still being done on the claims, he said it was difficult to confirm if any of those concluded had any genuine claims for compensation.

Many of the residents and workers in the area who spoke with our correspondent said they were already making arrangement to relocate to other places.

They also said that some landlords were reluctant to approach the government for compensation because they knew it would amount to nothing.

The Lagos State Chairman, Road Transport Employers' Association of Nigeria, Mr. Udoghoreyon Edema, who owns a building in the area as well as maintains an office at Agboju Bus Stop said, "How many people have Certificates of Occupancy? The people already know that they had all constructed buildings on the road setback."

He lamented the daily traffic congestion being on the road, and welcomed the move to expand it.

In a newspaper advertisement in December last year, signed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Francisco Abosede, the government said it had given all affected property owners nine days to move out of the 120 metres Right of Way.

It specifically requested those affected to forward to Alausa their certified registered title documents of the properties within the Right of Way; approved building plans with certified registered titles and any other documents that might be relevant.

The state government insisted that the documents must get to the commissioner's office not later than December 10, 2008.

The commissioner also confirmed through a text message to our correspondent on Monday that the public acquisition notice would soon be published "for the acquisition of the Right of Way.

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/apr/7/412.html
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:34pm On Apr 07, 2009
i will warn him just for you. but is that what Adeboye has powers to do? curse people? you better stop spreading rumors about the poor man.
No, I mean if Fashola gets on his skin, he may turn around and ask God to avenge for him and when God is the avenger, you know the result.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by bawomolo(m): 8:35pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

This has nothing to do with hatred rather it has more to do with equity. Do unto others as you want them do unto you. If we preach religious tolerance in Nigeria, this is not the right thing to do.

i see so for every church we destroy, we destroy one mosque. now that's tolerance.

oh shut up, you are just like the idiot who wanted soludo to hire an equal number of Northerners in CBN.

we all know you won't care about the demolition if they were mosques or a shrine.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:37pm On Apr 07, 2009
we all know you won't care about the demolition if they were mosques or a shrine.
You wouldn't know how I will react, will you?. Are you a psychic? undecided undecided
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:39pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
[size=14pt]Lagos road expansion: Building owners may not get compensation[/size]

By Rasheed Bisiriyu

Many owners of buildings marked for demolition for the expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a 10-lane dual carriageway may get no compensation after all, as there are indications that most affected structures are standing on government acquired land.





advertisement

Over 3,000 structures affected by the project were said to be on the Right of Way of the road network, stretching from Eric Moore in Surulere to Badagry.

The 60.3 kilometre road would incorporate light rail and Bus Rapid Transit facilities.

The buildings, which are on both sides of the road include residences, churches, banks, filling stations, luxury bus terminals, shopping complexes, gates of the Ojo Military Cantonment, offices and shops.

The state government, which gave the Right of Way as 120 metres, had last year assured of adequate compensation and resettlement for owners with genuine documents and approved building plans.

But fresh facts emerging from the state secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday indicated that few people had applied to the state government for compensation.

Although, a source told our correspondent on Monday that the verification was still being done on the claims, he said it was difficult to confirm if any of those concluded had any genuine claims for compensation.

Many of the residents and workers in the area who spoke with our correspondent said they were already making arrangement to relocate to other places.

They also said that some landlords were reluctant to approach the government for compensation because they knew it would amount to nothing.

The Lagos State Chairman, Road Transport Employers' Association of Nigeria, Mr. Udoghoreyon Edema, who owns a building in the area as well as maintains an office at Agboju Bus Stop said, "How many people have Certificates of Occupancy? The people already know that they had all constructed buildings on the road setback."

He lamented the daily traffic congestion being on the road, and welcomed the move to expand it.

In a newspaper advertisement in December last year, signed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Francisco Abosede, the government said it had given all affected property owners nine days to move out of the 120 metres Right of Way.

It specifically requested those affected to forward to Alausa their certified registered title documents of the properties within the Right of Way; approved building plans with certified registered titles and any other documents that might be relevant.

The state government insisted that the documents must get to the commissioner's office not later than December 10, 2008.

The commissioner also confirmed through a text message to our correspondent on Monday that the public acquisition notice would soon be published "for the acquisition of the Right of Way.

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/apr/7/412.html

The article said most of this people don't have C of O's. So i guess it confirms my statement produce C of O's , that is real and get compensation
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by moneygurl: 8:41pm On Apr 07, 2009
iReport:

Whareva you say but just warn Fashola not to mess with the God of Adeboye because if Daddy raise an arm to curse him just once, he's finished for life.

So the God of Adeboye approves that churches should go against the law of the land and build illegal churches?
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by Pataki: 8:43pm On Apr 07, 2009
Even Christ would not approve of illegalities. If it is against the Government of the land, let it be removed. Stop all these foolish and arrant nonsense of religious sentiments.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by iReport: 8:45pm On Apr 07, 2009
The churches were hand picked imho. That is how politics work in Nigeria. If they don't like you, they cut you down by every possible means.
Re: Redeem Christian Church And Mountain Of Fire Sues Lagos State Govt by mustafar1: 8:46pm On Apr 07, 2009
FUNMI se u don hear? diversify the kind of lens you use when looking at issues abeg. i would make this world/your world a better place.

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