A Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has fixed November 26, 2025, to begin the hearing on a suit brought before it by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ogun State chapter, against the State Commissioner for Housing, and three others.
It will be recalled that the State chapter of CUPP, its Chairman, Otunba Olufemi Soluade, Com. Samson Okunsanya; State Secretary and Alhaji Moshood Adesina filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Abeokuta, against the State Commissioners of Housing, Finance as well as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
Other defendants in the suit marked FHC/AB/CS/43/2025, are Commissioner for Works, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC).
IThe CUPP represented by Prof. Yemi Oke, SAN, the quartet of CUPP, Otunba Soluade, Com. Okunsanya and Alhaji Adesina had filed a motion at the Court, on nine grounds requesting the particulars/identities of allotees of Ogun lands and housing schemes, spread across the state’s three Senatorial Districts.
The plaintiffs specifically asked the court to compel the, 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 the GRA Regeneration Scheme in Abeokuta, Idi– Aba Housing Scheme and Old Government Technical College, Olobe, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Igbeba Housing Scheme Ijebu-Ode and
President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Kobape, Abeokuta.
Others are Workers’ Estate Kobape, Abeokuta, Prince Court Estate, Sagamu, Prince Court Estate, Ijebu-Ode, Prince Court Estate, Ilaro as well as 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 suit 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 on Wednesday, Counsel for the 3rd to 7th, respondents, M. Oniyide, who is the Deputy Director, Civil Litigations, Ogun State Ministry of Justice informed the court that a notice of preliminary objections have been filed against the Plaintiffs, while a counter affidavit was also filed on 14th of October.
Justice A.A. Okeke directed the respondents counsel to serve all parties in the matter with the counter motion, while the court fixed November 26 for the hearing
