CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Oyo State High Court Ibadan Judicial Division in Suit No. I/874/2009 delivered on the 24th day of June, 2015 Coram E. ESAN J.
The Appellant was granted Statutory Right of Occupancy dated 18th May, 1999, over property situate lying and being at Plot 1, Along Government House Ikolaba Grammar School, Agodi GRA, Ibadan under the last Military Administration in Oyo State. On the return to Civilian government under the administration of Governor Lamidi Adesina, the government found the plots allocated to private citizens along the Government House incongruous with government security and environmental policies and the executive council at the time revoked all the four plots so allocated, among which was the Appellants plot. The allocations were revoked vide a notice dated 13th September, 1999 four months after the allocation pursuant to Section 28 of the Land Use Act for overriding pub…