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Market Traders Threaten To Sue Tinubu’s Daughter, Folasade Over Alleged Contempt Of Court
The Incorporated Trustees of Computer Village Market Traders and Stakeholders Joint Management in Lagos have issued a warning to Chief Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo to cease interfering in the market’s affairs, citing a valid judgment from the Lagos State High Court.
In a pre-action notice dated August 28, 2024, the traders, represented by Falana & Falana’s Chambers, reminded President Bola Tinubu’s daughter about the December 8, 2020, court ruling that permanently restrained her and her agents from imposing and collecting levies from market members.
The traders accused Mrs. Tinubu-Ojo of multiple breaches of rights and interference, including instigating thugs and unauthorized levy collection. They demanded that she comply with the court judgment and cease further interference.
According to the traders, failure to comply will push them to pursue all available legal remedies against her, including seeking costs. The notice, signed by Taiwo E. Olawanle and Adebayo A. Oniyelu, emphasized the need for Mrs. Tinubu-Ojo to act in line with the court’s decision.
The letter partly reads: “Our client is registered under Part “C” of the Company and Allied Matters Act. Our client is the conglomeration of the Phone and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (PAPDA), Computer and Allied Products Dealers of Nigeria, Computer Technician and Engineers Association of Nigeria (COMTEAN), Association of Computer Engineers and Technicians of Nigeria (ACETN) and Association of Computer Printers Engineering of Lagos (ACPEL),
“Others include the Association of Computers and Phones Accessories of Nigeria, the Laptop Batteries Dealers Association of Nigeria (LADAN), the Association of Mobile Communication Devices Engineers and Technicians (AMCODET), Security Gadget, Pre-Owned Phone Dealers Association of Nigeria (POP) and Ogunbiyi Community Development Association.
“It is our client’s brief that upon your several breaches of their rights, they approached an Ikeja High Court in Suit No.: ID/9039MFHR/19 to challenge your interference in their affairs. The Honourable Court, among others, restrained you and your agents from collecting any levy from our client as there is no legal basis for such.
“Despite the above final order made by a competent court, you continue to meddle in the internal affairs of our client by instigating thugs and contacting our client’s partners to obtain money from them thereby denying our client its revenue. You have also continued to use thugs to disrupt lawful gatherings of the various market associations without any justification.”
It added, “You may wish to know that Mrs Abisola Azeez, parading as the Iyaloja of Computer Village on your sanction has no shop or stake in the Village. Meanwhile, our client is not averse to a shop owner or trader obtaining the membership form if they are interested in joining the association as its membership is open to any interested person in our client’s line of business.
“However, such individuals must obtain the membership form and properly be enrolled. It is noteworthy that only the authorized members or members of the executive have the locus to interfere in our client’s affairs.
“Our client is not unaware that you have contacted our client’s several partners to make their commitments to you. We have instructions to warn against any further demand or communication to our client’s partners including but not limited to Oppo, Proview, Samsung, Big and Bold et al because the commodity association of the Women and Men Market Association which is the basis of your appointment by the Lagos State Government has no membership in Computer Village.
“A careful perusal of the Lagos State Market Advisory Council Law which you derive your power from, particularly under Section 8 does not include taking levies or interfering in the internal affairs of any market as the Council only plays an advisory role to the executive Governor of Lagos State and no more. Assuming without conceding that your office has the power to collect levies, Computer Village is not one of the markets contemplated under the law under reference.
“It is imperative to obey and act in line with the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 8th day of December 2020 wherein you and your agents were perpetually restrained from imposing and collecting levies under any guise from the members of our client in the Computer Village Market.
“Therefore, Take Notice that should you again continue on this subject matter, our client will pursue every legal and equitable remedy available to it against you and also claim the cost thereof from you.”
A certified true copy of the said judgement obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, shows the judgement was delivered by Justice Y. R. Pinheiro of Court 53 General Civil Division Ikeja, in Suit No: ID/9039MFHR/19.
The court held, “…I find that the 2nd & 3rd respondents imposition of levies on the applicants is illegal, null and void and therefore amounts to a violation of their Fundamental Rights. Accordingly, it is hereby ordered as thus: ‘The 1st-5th respondents by themselves, agents, levy collectorsl howsoever called are restrained from imposing levies and/or fine and on the members of the 1st-5th applicants at the Ikeja Computer Village Market in the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State.’”
The suit was between the “Registered Trustees of Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), registered Trustees of Phone and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (PAPDAN), registered Trustees of Phone Parts and Accessories Dealers Association of Nigeria, registered Trustees of Association of Caterers Food and Drinks Vendors of Ogunbiyi Computer Village Ikeja Lagos; registered Trustees of Ikeja Books Stationaries and Computer Association; and Azeez Olurin as the 1-6th Applicants and Chief (Mrs.) Folasade Tinubu-Ojo (Iyaloja General), Mrs. Bisola Azeez, Mr. Adeniyi Olasoji, Nofiu Akinsanya, Tony Ikani, and Commissioner of Police Lagos State as the 1st to 6th Respondents.”
The world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman met for the first time this week, sipping tea from china cups — and bonding over what they have in common while celebrating their differences.
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Rumeysa Gelgi, from Turkey, stands at 7 feet and 0.7 inches, while Jyoti Amge, from India, is 2 feet and 0.7 inches.
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman, and Rumeysa Gelgi, tallest woman, meet for the first time and share afternoon tea
“You’re so beautiful,” said Gelgi, 27. “Thank you — you too,” replied Amge, 30.
Their meeting, over afternoon tea at London’s Savoy Hotel on Tuesday, came ahead of Guinness World Records Day, which is held annually in November to mark record-breaking achievements and encourage people to attempt records. The pair have been honored as “World Record icons” in the 70th anniversary edition of the Guinness World Records book.
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“Meeting Jyoti for the first time was wonderful,” Gelgi said in a release Wednesday. “She’s the most gorgeous lady. I was waiting to meet her for a long time.”
Gelgi said the pair bonded over their love for makeup, jewelry and doing their nails.
Video footage showed them sitting down for tea, cakes and sandwiches stacked next to them, with the London Eye visible from the window.
Amge said in the release that she was “so happy to look up” and see the world’s tallest woman, whom she called “good-natured.” She added that it was difficult at times for the pair to make eye contact “due to our height difference.”
“Guinness World Records is all about celebrating differences,” its editor in chief, Craig Glenday, said in a statement ahead of Guinness World Record Day, which is on Thursday.
“By bringing together these two amazing, iconic women, they can share their perspectives on life with each other and, also, with us,” Glenday said.
Gelgi’s record-breaking height is due to a rare genetic condition called Weaver syndrome, which causes rapid growth, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.
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The primary symptom is growth and bone development that occurs faster than usual, making those affected taller than average. People with Weaver syndrome may have rigid muscles and difficulty extending their elbows or knees.
Gelgi used a walking aid for support during the pair’s meeting. Her case of Weaver syndrome was the 27th ever diagnosed and the first in Turkey, according to Guinness World Records.
Weaver syndrome is generally caused by changes in the EZH2 gene, according to the NORD, though the organization notes that some people with Weaver syndrome do not have a mutation in the gene.
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Amge, an actor who played the character of Ma Petite in the television series “American Horror Story,” has a genetic growth disorder that occurs in the early stages of fetal development, known as achondroplasia.
According to Johns Hopkins, the condition causes shorter bones, abnormally shaped bones and shorter stature. While the genetic defect can be passed from parent to child, in about 80 percent of cases, achondroplasia results from a spontaneous mutation that occurs in the developing embryo.
On Thursday, Gelgi shared photos on Instagram of the two exploring London despite the cold weather, posing side by side in front of Tower Bridge.
See Photos of World’s Tallest and Shortest Women Meet for Afternoon Tea in London
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