Admin l Monday, April 10, 2017
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today struck out the suit seeking to stop the wedding of Olujuwon, son of former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
Wife of the former president, Taiwo had approached the court for an order to postpone the wedding beyond May, 2017 on the ground that supernatural forces are against the date set aside for the wedding.
he also prayed to court to compel all stakeholders in the wedding to agree to postpone the wedding so as to allow her perform her parental duties towards his son.
But her Lordship, Justice Lateefa Okunnu, struck out the suit .
However in a short ruling this morning, Okunnu said her court being a family court does not have jurisdiction to entertain a matter involving an adult who is over 33 years old.
In the ruling Okunnu said: ” On March 27, 2017 I directed counsels to address me on whether this court have jurisdiction to entertain a suit over a child that is an adult.
“This court adjudicates on matters involving children under 18 years and the subject matter is this suit in a 33 years adult.
” I regret to say that this court does not have jurisdiction to hear this matter. Moreover this suit does not disclose any cause of action.
” This suit is hereby dismissed in its entirety”
