Abuja officials pleads with Falana to withdraw N100m suit in respect of open manholes
Abuja officials pleads with Falana to withdraw N100m suit in respect of open manholes
Some officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority in Abuja on Friday paid a courtesy visit to human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN).

The FCDA officials, led by General Counsel/ Secretary, Legal Services at the secretariat, Mohammed Umar, also appealed to Falana to drop the N100m suit he filed against the FCDA at an FCT High Court about four weeks ago.

The suit followed an incident in October, at the Maitama district, Abuja where the lawyer fell into an open manhole and broke his leg after which he had to walk with the aid of a walking stick for weeks.

According to the suit marked CV/0248/17, Falana is also asking for a refund of his medical expenses during his stay at the National Hospital. which cost over N200, 000.

While sympathising with the human rights lawyer, the FCDA officials appealed to him to drop the suit.

The officials explained that the manholes used to be covered but the covers were stolen by criminal elements.

Falana, however, blamed the FCDA authorities for not arresting anybody and also failing to put in place a mechanism that would ensure that innocent people did not sustain injuries due to the open manholes.

He told the officials that he would withdraw the suit if they covered all the exposed manholes in the FCT to avoid similar accidents, which they promised to do.

The senior advocate thanked the FCT minister for the visit, which he described as a demonstration of responsive and responsible governance.

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