The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted a request by a firm owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo — Ibad Limited – for time to regularise its two appeals.
A five-member panel of the court led by Centus Nweze, acceded to the request for adjournment sought by Ibad’s lawyer, Ademola Abimbola, on realising that his notices of appeal in appeals marked: SC/261/2017 and SC/262/2017 filed since 2017 were defective.
Lawyers to the three respondents in both appeals – Reuben Atabo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for Consolidated Resources Nig. Ltd (the first respondent) and U. J Obialo for the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA) as well as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 2nd and 3rd defendants, did not object to Mr Abimbola’s application.
The Supreme Court then adjourned the case till February 6, 2024 for hearing.
Appeals
Both appeals are against the December 9, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja which affirmed an earlier judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in which Consolidated Resources, owned by the late General Sani Abacha, was declared the beneficial owner of a disputed parcel of land in the highbrow Maitama, Abuja.