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HON. MINISTER FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & ORS V. PRINCE EKPO OKANG EKPO & ORS

(2016) JELR 42290 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/C/410/2014  •  11 Jul 2016  •  Nigeria

Coram
IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JCA; CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME JCA; ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI JCA;

Appearances
E.W. Ikpi, Esq. For Appellant Ita Ikpe, Esq. for the 1st respondentMrs. B. U. Uko, Esq. (Asst. Director Fed. Ministry of Justice, CRS) for 2nd and 3rd respondents.R. A. Akwagiobe, Esq. (SC I, Ministry of Justice, Cross River State) for 4th and 5th respondents For Respondent

Judgement

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Michael Edem, J, of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Justice Cross River State in suit No. HC/365/2013 on the 2/6/2014.

The Federal Government of Nigeria in 1972 requested the Cross River State Government to secure land on her behalf in Calabar for the establishment of a Federal Government Girls' College. The Cross River State Government, on behalf of the Federal Government secured 52.202 hectares of land belonging to Atogha's family for the said purpose.

The Federal Government sent money to the Cross River State Government for compensation in respect of the 52.202 hectares of land and Atogha's family was compensated .

In 1982, the same Federal Government of Nigeria requested the Cross River State Government to, on her behalf, secure additional land in Calabar for the same Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar. Pursuant to this request for additional land, the Cros…

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