Abuja Estate Feud: More Facts Unfold As Ministerial Committee Investigation Begins

More facts has continue to unfold on the legal altercation over ownership of high-value River Park Estate Abuja, in respect of the Ministerial Committee set up by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, to address the feud.

The FCT Minister had during a recent programme on Channels TV, revealed that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sunday Ameh, wrote the petition on the River Park matter, upon which he set up the Ministerial committee on the advice of the FCT General Counsel, Salmon Dako.

According to the report Mr Ameh has been on retainership with the FCT Administration and has been working hand in hand with the General Counsel, who equally headed the Ministerial Committee.

The FCT Minister had also disclosed that it was the General Counsel, that earlier told him not to sign Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for Paulo Homes Nigeria Ltd.

Nevertheless, the petition written by the Senior Advocate concerning ownership of River Park Estate, an issue before various courts of competent jurisdictions in Nigeria was not even shown to JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd and Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd before the General Counsel reached his findings with his Committee.

Apart from representing the FCT in some matters in court, the senior lawyer is representing the Ghanaians in some cases too, in Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/4223/24 Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited V Paulo Homes Limited
Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/5206/24 Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited V Paulo Homes Limited
Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/4221/24 Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited V Dunamis Gospel Centre & 3 ors.

All the suits are bordering on ownership of River Park Estate and sources claim the petition was written in anticipation that the Court cases may not come out in his favour using his relationship with the FCTA in trying to get a desirable outcome for his Ghanaian clients.

On October 6, the SAN had before Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jikwoyi-Kurudu, announced legal appearance for the same Ghanaians laying claims to ownership of the estate, as a party seeking to be joined as defendants.

The petitioner and the FCDA General Counsel allegedly misled the FCT Minister into setting up the Ministerial Committee, in a bid to overreach the court where the above matters are pending.

The ownership feud climaxed following the filing of a 26-count charge by the Nigerian Police against three Ghanaians, namely, Sam Jonah, Kojo Mensah and Victor Quianoo as well as a Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome and a company, Mobus Nigeria Ltd, over allegations of forgery of ownership documents and corporate fraud, impersonation

The matter initially slated for arraignment on July 16, 2025, before Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gwarimpa, was stalled and had to be adjourned to October 7.

However, the case was brought forward to September 25, a date the office of the Attorney General of the Federation had announced to the court that it had taken over the case from the police.

It is also worthy of note that one of the suspects of the illegal scheme in trying to take over Jonahcapital Nigeria Limited and Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited by allegedly creating 99,000,000 shares fraudulently in 2024, Victor Quainoo; also came to the FCT High Court in Jikwoyi still claiming to represent Jonahcapital on the 6th of October 2025 despite facing charges in the same FCT High Court which has been fixed for hearing on November 11.

Though the SAN (Ameh) admitted writing the petition that led to the Minister’s intervention for his Ghanaian clients, until the Minister mentioned it on TV the other side did not know there was even a petition against them.

PR/Garry Ochigbo