NUJ/NAWOJ Housing Fraud: Court Summons Ogunwusi, Omowole, Elumoye, Odusola … Adjourns Sitting

Matilda Omonaiye/

The case between some Lagos journalists and other claimants and the President, National Association of Women Journalists, Ifeyinwa Omowole, Deji Elumoye, Tosin Odusola, Primewaterview Holdings and NUJ was heard today at the Lagos Multidoor ADR, at Igbosere.

At the hearing, the mediator, Mrs Dupe Ogunsanwo, urged all interested parties to appear at the next sitting in their own interest in order to find amicable resolution to the case.

Out of the six defendants, only the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) was present while the duo of Omowole and Elumoye were represented by Barrister Yinka Kalejaye with no one from Primewaterviews Holdings of Tunji Ogunwusi, under whose chairmanship the project began.

When Mrs Ogunsanwo urged that the presence of the key individuals involved is very important, Kalejaye claimed that Omowole and Elumoye could not appear in person because they now work in Abuja.

Mrs Ogunsanwo strongly advised that it would be in their own interest to appear in person on March 13, 2019.

Meanwhile, at the last sitting in January, Elumoye told the case manager on phone that he would appear at today’s hearing while Omowole’s phone was allegedly switched off immediately the caller introduced herself.

Also, the lawyer to Primewaters Holdings who chose the date for today’s hearing did not show up again.

Parties present at the hearing agreed on March 13, 2019 at noon for the next hearing.

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