Court Fixes June 19 To rule on Ex- Parte Motion Against Four Ogun Commissioners, Others
A federal high Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital on Wednesday fixed June 19 to rule on the ex-parte motion brought before it by the Ogun State chapter of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), against the Ogun State Commissioner for Housing, and Five others.
It could be recalled that the State chapter of CUPP, its chairman; Otunba Olufemi Soluade, Com. Samson Okunsanya (State Secretary) and Alh.Moshood Adesina filed motion ex parte at a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, against the Commissioners of Housing, Finance and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
The defendants are the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Commissioner for Housing, Commissioner for Works and Commissioner for Finance, who were listed as 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants respectively.
Also listed as defendants in the suit marked FHC/AB/CS/43/2025 were Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC).
In the motion ex parte dated Friday, March 21, 2025 and signed by Prof. Yemi Oke, SAN, of the MJS Partners, a firm of legal practitioners & consultants, the quartet of CUPP, Otunba Soluade, Com. Okunsanya and Alh. Adesina prayed for an order of the FHC Abeokuta for 9 reliefs bordering on particulars/identities of allotees of Ogun lands and housing schemes spread across the state’s three Senatorial Districts.
The plaintiffs specifically asked the court for an Order of Mandamus to compel the Governor of Ogun State (Prince Dapo Abiodun), Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Commissioner for Housing, Commissioner for Works and Commissioner for Finance to make available to them(the plaintiffs), names and other particulars of allotees as well as proofs of payment for such allocations in respect of the followings:
(1) The GRA Regeneration Scheme in Abeokuta.
(2) Idi– Aba Housing Scheme and Old Government Technical College, Olobe, Idi – Aba, Abeokuta.
(3)Igbeba Housing Scheme Ijebu – Ode
(4) President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Kobape, Abeokuta.
(5) Workers’ Estate Kobape, Abeokuta.
(6) Prince Court Estate, Sagamu.
(7) Prince Court Estate, Ijebu – Ode
(8) Prince Court Estate, Ilaro and
(9) The Gateway Aviation Village, Iperu – Remo.
The plaintiffs claimed that they needed the allotees’ particulars and evidence of payment in respect of the above listed state government properties for “onward transmission” to the EFCC and ICPC “for confirmation and verification, pursuant to section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.”
It was learnt that the motion ex parte followed the failure of the Ministry of Housing to furnish the plaintiffs with the said particulars being sought about the allotees as requested earlier since January this year, which eventually compelled them to write the state government on February 10, 2025 of the final notice of the lawsuit.
At the hearing of the motion on Wednesday, Justice A.A. Okeke fixed June 19 for the ruling.
