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Maroko: Govt Moves to Revoke Certificate of Occupancy Lagos State government has initiated plans to revoke a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) earlier presented to Baale Jubril Seriki on behalf of displaced residents of Idi-Iroko (Maroko area), following investigation concerning a court case and petition filed by the aggrieved residents against the decision. The displaced residents (plaintiffs), through their counsel, Mr. Kayode Bankole, had sought leave from a Lagos High Court, Ikeja to apply for a judicial review of the recent process by the Lagos State government to re-settle the 265 of them on 130 plots of land, after twenty years of struggle. In a motion ex-parte with suit No. 1D/276M/2004 filed before Justice Olusola Williams, the trio of Primate Sunday Olayinka, Rufai Akinpelu, and Bashiru Lawal, on behalf of the displaced Idi-Iroko persons, had sued Attorney-General of Lagos State, Executive Secretary, Land Use Allocation Committee, Lagos State and Seriki, over the resettlement procedure. In the application, plaintiffs sought a declaration that applicants were victims of government demolition exercise at Idi-Iroko in 1985 and were solely entitled to benefit from the re-settlement exercise of the state; and that Olayinka is the leader of the victims who should be given the certificate of occupancy in respect of the land, and not Seriki. At the court yesterday, Mr. Babatunde Olubando, counsel to Seriki had informed court about moves being made by his client to settle the matter out of court, which was confirmed by the plaintiffs. Bankole, plaintiffs' counsel, had called for the involvement of Lagos State government in the out-of-court settlement moves. However, Mr. O. Akerele, counsel to both the Attorney-General and Executive Secretary, Land Use Allocation Committee, had told the court of the government's plan to revoke the C of O earlier given, having realised through the court processes that it was wrongfully given to Seriki, with a plan to re-issue a fresh one to the rightful parties. Amidst rejoicing by the plaintiffs, Justice Williams ruled that all parties should file the terms of settlement if they are actually serious about resolution of the matter, and set July 9 as return date for report of the settlement. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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