By Raymond Mordi
A pineapple famer, Blessed Utomi Farms Ltd, has sued a former Commissioner for Lands and Survey in Delta State, Mr Raymos Guanah, for breach of contract with the Blessed Utomi Farms Ltd.
The suit marked No.0/6/2021 was filed by counsel for the claimant, Larry Olisa, at the Ogwashi-Uku High Court in Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, alleging that the farmer, as a result of the breach, suffered a loss of N130million
The defendant was alleged to have purchased 50,000 pineapple suckers valued at N1m with a promise to defray the cost of the suckers.
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Olisa added the defendant failed to keep his side of the bargain on the payment, and all entreaties fell on deaf ears.
“As a fallout from this, Blessed Utomi Farms Limited is claiming the sum of N30m being loss of earnings for the farming season of March 2017 to August 2018 and an additional sum of N90m for the loss of business earnings for the farming season commencing from March 2019 to August 2020 among other damages, as well as N10m for future losses,” the claimant averred.
The court fixed August 19, 2021 for pre-trial.
An ex parte order was also granted by the presiding judge, Justice Kwame Okpu, for a substituted means of service on the defendant.
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