Reports say a property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Patience
Jonathan, was on Tuesday demolished by the Federal Capital Development
Control Department. The building is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja.
Emmanuel Anene, a lawyer with E.A. Ezugwu and Associates, told the
News Agency of Nigeria that the issue of the building was still pending
before the Federal High Courts in Lagos and Abuja.
“Sometime before, people from Development Control came to the site, alleging that there was no approval for the building.
“We met them at their office and showed them the approval, which they accepted. We thought that the matter was over.
“They had earlier gone to court with application for forfeiture of
the property to the government which they failed to achieve at the Lagos
High Court.
“So we were surprised that a team came in this afternoon without notifying us to remove the structure.
“Also, we were not served with any notice for demolition, they just
came in now and started the demolition of the structure,’’ he said.
Responding, Muktar Usman, Director of Development Control, Federal
Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), stated that a notice was served
for the demolition of the property.
He said the building was not the only one affected by the demolition in the area as there were others that were also demolished.