Bukola Imam, Ilorin
A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Thursday directed Abdulfatai Ajibola, the tenant occupying Guest chalet of the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to vacate the facility with immediate effect.
The court equally ordered that the defendant should evacuate all his property and hand over possession to the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
The council had in November 2019, dragged Fatai Ajibola who is the tenant managing NUJ Guest chalet, Bar and Resturant to court for falling to hand over possession after expiration of his lease agreement.
Counsel to NUJ, Barrister Ismail had submitted before the court that all the action, evidences and the documents tendered by his client were in line with the law.
The counsel, however prayed the court to grant all the prayers of the petitioner which was granted by the court.
The matter had lingered on for more than one year due to the shutting of courts in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and industrial action embarked upon but Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) which prevented the courts from sitting.
