{"id":31144,"date":"2019-04-09T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=31144"},"modified":"2019-04-09T10:12:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:12:58","slug":"oonis-brother-ex-nuj-chair-others-to-appear-in-court-over-bungled-housing-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/oonis-brother-ex-nuj-chair-others-to-appear-in-court-over-bungled-housing-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ooni\u2019s Brother, Ex-NUJ Chair, Others To Appear In Court Over &#8216;Bungled&#8217; Housing Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, has summoned a brother of the Ooni of Ife, Prince Tunji Ogunwusi and his company, Prime Waterview Holdings over the botched housing scheme for which payments made by over 800 Nigerians remain unaccounted for.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Also expected to appear before Justice K.O. Dawodu on Wednesday April 10 are the incumbent president of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Mrs. Ifeyinwa Omowole, the national treasurer, Mrs Tosin Odusola, and immediate past chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Deji Elumoye.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">A copy of the summons dated April 1, 2019 was made available to newsmen at the weekend entitled \u201cRequest to Appear before the ADR Judge\u201d was signed by Deputy-Director, Achere Cole (Mrs) and LSW Administrator, Rosemary Ubajaka.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">It read in part: &#8220;Be informed that the 3rd and 6th Respondents have been requested to appear before Hon. Justice K.O. Dawodu at the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 2:00pm prompt to give reasons for their refusal to submit.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Omowole had, with the support of Odusola and Elumoye, floated a mass housing scheme, first for female journalists; later both males and females; and much later all interested Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">About 800 people subscribed to the scheme and made payments both in dollars and Naira, many committing about N2 million. The project expected was to be executed by Ogunwusi&#8217;s company, Primewaterviews Holdings.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Five years on, the houses have not been built and the various sums paid by the subscribers have not been refunded.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">When 26 of the subscribers reported the matter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ogunwusi admitted receiving N70 million from NAWOJ but claimed that he had spent it clearing Bush and importing electrical fittings from China although the houses were yet to be built.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The respondents have evaded summons by the Lagos State Multi-door Courthouse to which the matter was reported by 26 out of the over 800 subscribers seeking refund of their payments, interests and damages among others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Counsel to the petitioners, Oluyinka Olujimi Esq., explained that the court summons is a clear indication that the ADR is set for the next level in ensuring that Justice is done in the matter and that the respondents do not treat the ADR with levity any longer.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe will see if they will treat the Court with disdain. 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