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Alleged Assault On Staff Of Development Control,FCT:Is
Dr Mrs Maryam Ahmadu Alli Above The Law?
PRESS RELEASE (11/08/2011) Newsdiaryonline
We view the recent assaut by (Dr) Maryam Almadu Alli, wife of
former National Chairman of the peoples Democratic party, who
in cohort with her aides
allegedly assaulted some officials of the
Development Control,
ABUJA METRPOLITAN MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, FCT as a
shameful and disgraceful
act which should not go unpunished. It is
heart burning to note that the said woman not only violated
existing rules and
regulation on planning but also went as far as beating up
innocent workers of the
Development control,AMMC over her property
situated
and known as Plot 1613
Maitama Sule Street,Asokoro.
Assaulted Officers includes:
1)
Mr. Yahaya Yusuf (Director of Development Control, AMMC).
He was assaulted
on 19/07/2011 at old parade ground.
2)
Hammdu Umar (Site Officer Asokoro). He was assaulted on
14/07/2011
3)
Abubakar Makama and Sule were also assaulted.
We state at this point that it is untenable, baseless and
lacking in merit the claim by Mrs Maryam Alli that she got
approval from the Abuja Geographical
Information System(AGIS) to build an attachment to her
residence. This is
because under Urban and Regional Planning Act it is
not the responsibility
of AGIS to give approval for erection of
private/public buildings
in FCT.
By section 60, 61 and 62
Nigeria Urban and Regional Planning Act CAP.
N138,LFN 2004 the
development control of AMMC has power to demolish or
pull down structures
that contravene the provision of a planning law.
Our findings show that
Dr.Mrs Ahmadu Maryam Alli converted her
residential apartment to
a commercial one building boutique and hotel
without the approval of the Development Control of the AMMC,
FCT. And in spite of notices served on her by the Development
Control to cease work on the land she still went her ahead to
build. Almadu Alli’s wife converted
the residential premises to commercial Use without approval.
Interestingly, the
additional structure she constructed did encroach on
the residence of the
Argentinean Ambassador, causing the diplomat
inconvenience.
We use this medium to call upon the Honourable Minister of FCT,
Senator Bala Muhammed to
act on the report on this incident already forwarded to him
which amongst others recommended that legal action be taken
against DR.MRS AHAMDU MRYAM ALLI,her Daughter, her son-in-Law,Mr.Mohammed
Auwal and the other police escorts who aided her.
We are amazed that till date the said Woman is yet to tender an
unreserved apology to the Director of Development Control and
other staffs assaulted.
This is condemnable.
What DR.MRS.MARYAM AHMADU ALLI and her accomplices did instead
of resorting to the Law Courts amounts to assault on public
officers, criminal force and
causing grievous act for which sections 264, 262,148 and 282
Penal code can be
examined.
Nobody should be seen to be above the law be it individual,
ministers, Governors,
President and Law Enforcement Agencies. We all must subject
our actions to the Rule
of Law.In the words of Aristotle’ Man ,where he
reaches the perfection
of virtues is the best of all Animals but if he
goes his way without Law
and Justice, he becomes the worst of all
brutes’.
We herewith give the FCT Minister seven days from today to
commence appropriate
legal action against those involved in the alleged assault
on the men of the
Development Control.
Ogboli Charles Esq
Osuagwu Ugochukwu Esq
ANTI-CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ATTORNEYS
VICTORY AND ROSE ASSOCIATES
UTAKO
ABUJA
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