Centre Lauds Reconciliation Efforts Over Maitama Property Feud

A civil society organisation (CSO), Africa Centre for Good Governance and Corruption Free Communities, has commended the reconciliation efforts among parties over a disputed property in Maitama District of Abuja.

Two flats in the property located at No 1, Mekong Close, has been a subject of litigation in the last five years.

The group, through its convener, Comrade Temitope Olubunmi Joseph, appealed to parties to sheathe their sword and give room for negotiation.

According to him, going into full litigation will not benefit anybody as it will further waste time and resources of all parties.

A lawyer, Victor Giwa alongside his client, Cecil Osakwe and an official of the Nigeria Police Force, Edith Erhunmuuse, were accused of illegal ejection of the occupant of the flats.

The group commended Justice Samira Bature of the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, who vacated the warrant of arrest issued on Giwa.

According to the group, the decision of the court will further deepen the recociliation efforts by parties.

Comrade Joseph said, “We have watched with keen interest, proceedings in this matter in the past few years, we commend the efforts of parties to reconcile and have this matter put behind them once and for all.”

” We commend the Learned Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, Dr Ahmed Raji, and Mr Joe Agi, for their interventions in this matter which has lingered for many years and spread like ‘wildfire fire’ in the courts.

“We appreciate you Sirs and we do not take your interventions for granted”, he said.