Toll gate: Court fixes Feb. 22 for definite hearing

By Agency Reporter

Wednesday, 9 Feb 2011

 



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Justice Bolaji Candido-Johnson of the Lagos High Court on Tuesday fixed February 22 for definite hearing of the substantive suit filed by Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa against Lekki Concession Company, the Lagos State Government and three others.


The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the claimant is asking the court to declare as illegal, the construction and collection of toll on the Lekki-Epe Expressway.


At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to the LCC, Mr Tunde Fagbounlu (SAN), told the court that the matter was slated for hearing and they were prepared to go on.


Counsel to the claimant, Miss B. Ikpabi, however, told the court that the claimant only received the LCC’s written address and not the counter- affidavit as directed by the court at the last adjourned date.


“We have responded to the written address, but since we did not receive the counter affidavit, we cannot go on with the hearing,’’ she said.


Fagbounlu, however, told the court that the claimant had been served since January 19 and expressed his dismay at the mix up.


“The evidence of service is in the court’s file and we are bound by its records. It is also of concern that they waited till the eve of this matter before writing our office about the non-receipt of the counter-affidavit,’’ he said.


Ikpabi objected to the LCC’s position, saying that the first defendant withdrew the counter-affidavit at the last date to file a tidier copy.


Candide-Johnson adjourned the matter till February 22 to allow the first defendant to properly file the counter affidavit.

We are waiting for CAN campaing traing in our area so that we can ask them why they put 3 toll gate on a 43km road without alternative route.we will make our protect known come april

It would be interesting to find out how this goes . . .