Butchers’ Association Takes Battle To Appeal Court

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The Lagos State Butchers Association, while urging a Federal High Court sitting in  Lagos to stay the execution of order made in its judgement on 11 May, 2010, has also  filed an appeal against the said judgement at the Court of Appeal.

Meanwhile, the association, in its bid to forestall a breakdown of law and order by  some of its aggrieved members, has also petitioned the Lagos State Commissioner of  Police against some of the members who they claim, are not known to them but out to  cause trouble.

In the said petition co-signed by Alhaji Wasiu Akande and Alhaji Alani Adesina, it  was alleged that four persons, Rafiu Adisa Elewide, Shola Adetele, Seino Ojikutu and  Mukaila Bada, while a case is still pending in Court of Appeal, claimed victory and  went ahead to appoint themselves into key positions of the association.

In addition, they were said to have purportedly relocated the association’s head  office to a place at New Garage, Agege, despite the fact that the headquarters of  the association as recognised by the Corporate Affairs Commission, still remained 3,  Ogunmokun Street, Babalosha bus stop, Mushin and the association is the only body  that is in possession of the constitution, while the Corporate Affairs Commission  recognised it with its registration number 9824-CAC/6/14Ct.

The two factions were invited by the police at the State Criminal Investigation  Department, Panti and after interrogation, urged them to await the outcome of the  court or better still, go home and resolve their differences.

Three members of the association, Mukaila Akanbi, Morufu Shotayo and Babatunde  Alabi, while seeking the dissolution of the former executive for election to be  conducted, dragged the Board of Trustees of the association before a Federal High  Court in Lagos.

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In its judgement, the court ordered the association to conduct an election within 14  days, while two more trustees were to be appointed to replace dead members. The  court also dissolved the former executive of the association.

Dissatisfied with the judgement, the trustees filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal  in Lagos, contending that the court had no jurisdiction to dissolve the executive of  the association.

Counsel to the butchers in the said appeal, Barrister Abiodun Raji of Olusegun Raji  Chambers, also contended that the lower court cannot determine issues affecting the  members of the association with regard to the dissolution and election of its  qualified members into various elective positions without due recourse to the  national body of the association and state constitution with which the association  will scrutinise, considere and register with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

Justice Olatoregun-Isola has adjourned till 2 December, 2010, for the application  for stay of the order of the court to be heard.

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