BY OSEHOBO VICTOR OFURE
Comrade Tony Adun, alias Kabaka has fiercely rejected the statement release by Edo State government through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, compelling him to pay it the sum of N18million as costs of logistics arising from the demolition of his hotel earlier this year.
Comrade Tony Adun alias Kabaka has reacted to a statement released by Edo State government through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, compelling him to pay it the sum of N18million as costs of logistics arising from the demolition of his hotel on earlier this year.
Comrade Adun, who made his stance known in his reaction through his lawyer, Barrister Osa Uwagie, at the weekend in a phone conversation, said the land in question was never owned by Government.
In a phone interview with Adun’s lawyer, he said: “Sometime last year EDSG issued a demolition order to Mr. Kabaka’s in respect of his hotel on the grounds that he had built on Government land, this prompted us to immediately go to court to stop this action.
“Judgement was supposed to be delivered on the 7th of February, 2020 but to our greatest dismay EDSG went ahead to demolish the hotel on the 5th of February, 2020, this he said greatly contravenes established court processes”
Also he said, “Because we asked an Edo state high court to order the Edo state government to rebuild my client’s hotel that was demolished two days before the final judgement.
“However, we asked the court to compel the state government to return his hotel to the original state it was before the first suit he filed to challenge the government, adding that unfortunately, the case was stalled by the Covid19 outbreak.
“Let’s see how the state government will enforce the payment of N18million, what will the court say when same case is still in court yet to be concluded,” Barrister Uwagie added.
