Court hears National Theatre N1.26trn concession suit April 9

Abuja division of the Federal High Court

Romanus Okoye

Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday adjourned until April 9, to hear the N1.26trn suit filed by Topwideapeas Ltd against the Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Central Bank of Nigeria and Access Bank, among others, challenging the nullification of its concession over the National Theatre Complex.

Other defendants are the National Theatre and National Troupe of Nigeria Board, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, the Attorney General of the Federation and Herbert Wigwe. In the suit, the plaintiff is seeking a declaration that it is unlawful for the fifth to seventh defendants, to purport to truncate and nullify its rights as the concessionaire of the fallow land at the National Theatre by inducing a breach of its contract. It wants the court to declare that the plaintiff has a valid and binding contract on the concession of the fallow land surrounding the National

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