Woman in her 90s laments bank refusing to vacate Ikeja property
Mrs. Mary Adedayo Dada, who is in her 90s and is the widow of the late Dr. Timothy Ekundayo Dada, has refused to vacate her government-owned property at 39 Joel Ogunnaike Street by United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA). She laments that she was deprived of her rent after her refusal. Area (GRA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Mrs. Dada said that since the expiry of the sublease agreement on May 15, 2021, the bank has refused to pay the amount demanded and is currently paying the amount ordered by the court against the employer and occupier. He pointed out that there is.
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja Division has ordered UBA to pay N12 million annually to Dr. (Mrs.) Oluyemisi Ayoade, who is in her 90s, for the occupancy and occupation of the Ikeja GRA property which the bank uses as a branch office. commanded.
Delivering judgment in the case marked ID/ADR/2030/2022 on March 27, 2024, Justice Gbadebo Oshoala also ordered that the said amount be relinquished from May 16, 2021 until the bank relinquishes ownership. ordered to pay.
The court found that due to the lapse of time, the sublease agreement between the bank and the defendant in the property expired on May 15, 2021. The court that also issued the possession order held that the court was not the place to draw up contracts. party.
UBA had applied to the court following disagreements over the terms of the sublease agreement with the defendant.
The bank, through its lawyer, Mr. Femi Agunbiade, further stated that the plaintiff, UBA, is under the terms of a sublease agreement with entitlement for the subsequent 10 years from May 16, 2021 to May 15, 2031. . It was never agreed upon.
However, in their statement of defense and counterclaim, the defendants, through their lawyer Shuaib Qadiri, argued that due to the passage of time, the sublease expired on May 15, 2021.
They argued that the subsequent 10-year lease agreement was incomplete and unenforceable. The court ruled in favor of the defendant, including on the counterclaim.
The defendants state that UBA has not made any payments to Users and Occupations since the enforcement of the sublease on May 15, 2021, and that UBA continues to own the property located at 39 Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja, and that the bank He said he was doing business. In her 90s, she lamented, the property does not provide essential income for her medical needs and other needs.
Source: guardian.ng