The Lagos state judicial panel on restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters was on Saturday divided as members could not reach a unanimous on the reopening of the Lekki tollgate.
While five members of the panel sat over the application of LCC to repossess the Lekki toll plaza and listened to submissions from the LCC, Lagos state government and EndSARS protesters counsels, the other four members of the panel abstained from sitting, only to emerge from the inner chamber to read a dissenting judgement.
The four dissenting panel members were Ebun Olu- Adegboruwa, Olorunrinu Oduala, Temitope Majekodunmi and Patience Patrick Udoh, while those with the majority judgement were Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd), chairman of the panel; Taiwo Lakanu DIG (Rtd.), Lucas Koyejo, Segun Awosanya and Oluwatoyin Odusanya
The action of the four dissenting panel members were disputed by Mr. Rotimi Seriki (SAN), counsel of LCC and Mr. Olukayode Enitan (SAN), counsel of the Lagos state government, who prevented Mr. Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa from reading his personal dissenting judgement as they accused him of being an interested party in the matter, having sued the Lagos state government over the Lekki tollgate plaza in the past.
Their argument made Olu-Adegboruwa to step down from reading his dissenting opinion.
The action of the dissenting panel members made the panel to adjourn all other cases slated for mention on Saturday.
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