Justice Akinkunmi Idowu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday ordered the Lagos Mainland Local Government to hold a reconciliat...
Justice Akinkunmi Idowu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday ordered the Lagos Mainland Local Government to hold a reconciliation and deliberation meeting with the aggrieved traders from White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo area of the state.
The court directed the parties to deliberate on issues bordering on demolition and reconstruction of the market on the land known as White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo.
The 1st and 2nd respondents in the suit marked LD/70789CM/2022 are the Lagos Mainland Local Government and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
During resumed proceeding on Thursday, counsel to the applicants, Mr M.G Quadri and the respondents counterpart, Mr Tope Kolawole and Ogundare Babatunde agreed that parties will meet with the complainants and developers and consider possible ways of resolving the matter before the next adjourn date.
Justice Idowu therefore adjourned further hearing to October 6, 2023.
The trial judge assured the plaintiffs and defendants of accelerated hearing of the suit.
The plaintiff, the aggrieved traders of White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo had through their representatives, Serifat Abeke Thanni, Alhaji Garba Malami and Orji Uke Onuoha approached the court, alleging that the Lagos Mainland Local Government is threatening to take over the market.
The applicants claimed that the council was planning to demolish their stalls in the market.
Justice Idowu had on June 22 granted an interim injunction restraining the respondents from carrying out the planned demolition and reconstruction of the market during the lifespan of the order which was ordered for seven days.
Their motion ex-parte was brought pursuant to Order 42 Rules 1 and 4 and Order 43 of the Lagos State Civil Procedure Rules, Section 1 of the preemptive remedies section of the practice direction No 2 of 2019, and under Section 34, 36, and 43 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
The claimants/applicants, in their application dated June 14, 2023 prayed the court to issue an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants by themselves, their agents, servants, privies and/or any other person howsover described from entering the land known as White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo, Lagos State, pending the determination of the suit.
The court also ordered the council agents, servants, privies and/or any other person howsover described from letting out the land known as White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo, Lagos State, pending the determination of this suit and adjourned to September 28 for hearing.
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