Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited has disowned a suit filed on its behalf by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) , Anthony Aikhunegbe Malik, alleging it was done without authorisation.
In a letter to Malik, the firm stated that neither its board nor management approved the action purportedly filed by his law firm, A. A. Malik and Co, against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).
The company demanded the withdrawal of the suit, requesting evidence of compliance.
It warned that failure to comply would lead to petitions to law enforcement agencies, the Body of Benchers, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee.
Houses for Africa also raised concerns about the transfer of the case from Court 38 to Court 37 in Jikwoyi, and the assignment of the matter to Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the FCT High Court, despite other pending cases on the same subject.
It described the process as questionable and urged the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to ensure that the integrity of ministerial decisions on the River Park Estate crisis was maintained.