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F.H.A
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OLAYEMI & ORS

(2017) JELR 37406 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 Jul 2017 Nigeria
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- The case involves a dispute over land acquired for the Second World Africa Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC 77) in Nigeria. - The respondents claim that the government exceeded the land acquired for FESTAC Town and filed a lawsuit see

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Suit Number:CA/L/687/2016
Judges:TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Dele Adesina, Esq., SAN, with him, Ademola Adesina Esq., E. I. Asuzu,Esq., Kayode Aderomewa Esq., Chidi Njoku, Esq., Mrs. Sarah Akpan, Bamiji Adeyeye Esq. and Ms. Bunmi Anako For Appellant Kemi Pinheiro, Esq. SAN with him, Chris Okeke Esq., Ibrahim Bawa Esq., Thaddeus Idenyi, Esq., W. I. Salami Esq., Ridwan Ayanbiyi Esq., Ms. Mabel Kalu & Ms. Abimbola Adebayo For Respondent

UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment):

EXORDIUM The Second World Africa Festival of Arts and Culture was hosted by Nigeria in 1977. It was popularly known by the acronym FESTAC 77. One of the legacies of the said FESTAC 77 is the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. It was constructed in 1976 to host FESTAC 77 and it is today the primary centre for performing Arts in Nigeria. Another legacy of FESTAC 77 is the Festival Town or FESTAC Village which was the housing estate built to accommodate the visitors and workers at the FESTAC 77. After the festival, the houses were allocated to the people who won them after a ballot exercise (Source: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation). The Festival Town or FESTAC Village is what is today known as FESTAC Town in Lagos. This appeal is not about the National Theatre. It is about the extent of the expanse of Land acquired by the Government for the construction of FESTAC Town.

The Respondents, who sue in a representative capacity, f…

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