No Governor or Minister Has Power to Demolish Houses without Court Order – Falana

“No Minister Or Governor Can Demolish Without Court Order” — Falana Faults Lagos, Abuja Demolitions, Declares Victims Will Sue For Damages

Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has fiercely criticized the ongoing wave of house demolitions in Abuja and Lagos as unconstitutional violations of the rule of law, emphasizing that no governor or minister has the authority to raze properties without a valid court order. Speaking on Arise News Channel’s The Morning Show on Friday, Falana warned of impending lawsuits from affected residents and highl…

No Governor or Minister has power to demolish houses without court order – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the wave of house demolitions in Abuja and Lagos, saying that no governor or minister has the power to demolish any house without a court order.   Falana stated this on Friday while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST, describing them as a gross violation of the rule of law and an affront to the judiciary.   According to him, the demolitions, whi…

Lagos Demolitions: Falana Slams Govt for Defying Court Order

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has added his voice to the growing condemnation of the demolition of scores of buildings in Oworonshoki area of Lagos. He described the action as a violation of the constitution and a subsisting court order restraining the state government from carrying out the exercise. Persecondnews reports that fresh demolition hit the Coker and Ojulari areas of Oworonshoki in Lagos State at midnight of Saturday, Oc…