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Donald Duke Cuts Deal With AMCON, UBA To Save Ikoyi Property

Posted on September 3, 2019 By Admin No Comments on Donald Duke Cuts Deal With AMCON, UBA To Save Ikoyi Property
Donald Duke

Former Cross River State governor Donald Duke yesterday, Monday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that his N537, 334,360.77 debt to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, will be sorted out in less than 12 hours.

Edoigiawerie Omoruyi, Duke’s counsel, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that he had approached AMCON with a promise to liquidate the debt before the end of September 2, 2019 and prayed for an adjournment to enable him settle the case out of court. When proceedings resumed yesterday at about 2pm, Omoruyi said Duke was willing to liquidate the debt before yesterday’s midnight deadline for repayment of the loan.

Juliet Reeds, AMCON’s counsel, had on August 8, 2019, on the instructions of AMCON, obtained the court’s order to take interim possession of Duke’s Ikoyi home located at No. 3, Temple Road, Ikoyi, Lagos and also authorised AMCON and United Bank for Africa, UBA, to take possession of funds in the accounts of Duke and others in any bank, in the interim. This order was made pursuant to AMCON and UBA’s August 8, 2019 ex parte application, marked, FHC/L/CS/1373/2019.

AMCON and UBA listed Stonehedge Investment Ltd, Duke and his wife, Owanari Bob-Manuel Duke, as first to third defendants in the suit.

AMCON’s legal representatives, Benson Reeds Legal Practitioners, confirmed that Duke approached the corporation with a pledge to pay the debt before the expiration of midnight yesterday. “In the spirit of trust and fairness, we will concede to an adjournment to enable us finalise the possible settlement”, their statement revealed.

Justice Oweibo upheld Duke’s prayer and adjourned till September 11, for a report of settlement.

Securitymen and AMCON staff at the property.

AMCON and UBA, on August 8` prayed the court for “an order of interim attachment, possession and custody of the property” and further averred that the property was mortgaged by Duke “as collateral in securing the 1st respondent’s indebtedness to the applicants.” They urged the court to grant them possession of the property “pending the institution and disposal of proceedings for recovery of debt against the respondent, pursuant to Section 49 of the AMCON Act 2010 (as amended).”

They also prayed the court for an interim Mareva injunction to take possession of funds in the accounts of Duke and others in any bank “pending the institutional and disposal of proceedings for the recovery of a debt of N537,334,360.77 made up of the principal debt and interest against the respondents pursuant to Section 50 of AMCON Act 2010.”

The judge granted the prayers, in addition to an order restraining the respondents from “transacting, transferring, changing or howsoever dealing in any manner or interfering with the applicants’ possession” of the Ikoyi property.

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