After a long battle with BUA Group over the ownership of a mine site in Okpella, Edo State, Dangote Group and its subsidiaries have agreed to respect the court order declaring that status quo should be maintained on the disputed mine site.
This is coming barely 24 hours after BUA Group frowned at the decision of the Edo State Government to shut down the site when the issue was a Federal Government issue. BUA Group in a statement made available to newsmen also expressed dismay over the continuous flouting of court order by the Ministry of Mines and Steels Development, Dangote Group and Edo State Government.
Dangote Cement Plc in a recent statement said the issues that were raise by BUA Group in their letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the 4th of December were subject of litigation and will be resolved under the stipulated law and constitution.
According to the statement, “DCP hereby confirms that the issues being raised are subject of litigation by several parties.
“The details of the cases are stated below, and may be tracked for further reference:
“Suit No. FHC/B/CS/7/2016 - BUA International Limited & BUA Cement vs. Hon. Minister of Mines & Steel Development and Dangote Cement Plc. (holding at the Benin Judicial Division).
“Suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/25/2017 - HRH Alh Mohammed Otaru Adeika & 4 Others vs. Aico Ado Ibrahim & Co. Ltd and the Federal Ministry of Mines & Steel Development (holding at the Lokoja Judicial Division).
“The ongoing suits shall be resolved by the courts in accordance with their role under the Constitution and laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Further details on the matter will be published as appropriate”. The statement read.