Demolitions: Court okays hearing of suit against Wike, FCDA

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA–A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting astatine Jikwoyi-Kurudu, has fixed for hearing, a suit challenging alleges amerciable demolitions astatine River Park Estate successful Abuja.

A motion, marked M/11417/2025, is praying the tribunal for a judicial reappraisal of proceedings, study and recommendations of the Ministerial Committee that was acceptable up by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, connected issues pertaining to the estate.

Justice Mohammed Zubairu slated Monday to perceive the matter, pursuing an ex-parte exertion that 2 firms- Paulo Homes Nigeria Ltd, and Houses For Africa Nigeria Ltd- filed earlier the tribunal done their squad of lawyers led by Mr. Anthony Malik, SAN.

Aside from the FCT Minister, Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority was arsenic cited arsenic a suspect successful the matter.

Justice Zubairu based his determination to perceive the exertion connected an affidavit the Applicants filed for judicial review, by mode of certiorari.

“I person cautiously work earlier present some the affidavit successful enactment of the instant exertion and the further affidavit of the Applicants. I besides work done the full exertion unneurotic with the written submission of the learned counsel.

“I indispensable authorities that what I person recovered from each of these is simply a important compliance with the law. The instant exertion has complied with the rules of this tribunal and ought to beryllium granted and has accordingly been granted arsenic prayed,” an enrolled bid of the court, which was signed by Justice Zubairu, stated.

“Sequel to the provisions of Order 43 Rule 3(6)(a) of the Rules of this Court 2025, the permission conscionable granted shall run arsenic a enactment of proceedings and further enactment relating to the matter,” the tribunal further ordered.

Attached to the Applicants’ question was an eight-paragraph affidavit sworn to by 1 Zainab Suleiman, which specifically prayed the tribunal for: “An bid granting permission to the Applicants to use for judicial reappraisal by mode of certiorari to acceptable speech and /or quash the proceedings, study and recommendations of the Ministerial Committee connected the issues affecting River Park Estate, Lugbe Abuja – Plot 4, Cadastral Zone E30 Lugbe Abuja, acceptable up and constituted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.”

The Applicants arsenic urged the tribunal to compel the Respondents to nutrient earlier it, the proceedings, study and recommendations of the Ministerial Committee connected issues affecting River Park Estate, which was submitted to the Minister of the FCT connected 2nd September, 2025.

In the alternative, the Applicants sought an bid of interim injunction restraining the Respondents, either by themselves oregon done their officers, privies, assigns oregon immoderate different person(s) taking instructions from them and howsoever called oregon described, from implementing, enforcing oregon different giving effect to the study oregon recommendations of the Ministerial Committee connected the issues affecting Riverpark Estate, pending the proceeding and determination of the question connected announcement for interlocutory injunction.

As good arsenic an bid of interim injunction restraining the Respondents, either by themselves oregon done their officers, privies, assigns oregon immoderate different person(s) taking instructions from them and howsoever called oregon described, from enforcing, implementing oregon different springiness effect to the study oregon recommendations of the Ministerial Committee connected the issues affecting River Park Estate, pending the proceeding and determination of the question connected announcement for interlocutory injunction.

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