Lawyers clash over Wike’s son’s $2.1m land deal

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja  
  Lawyers in the suit over an alleged $2.1 million land deal involving Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are locked in a public disagreement over what transpired in court.
At the centre of the dispute are rival statements by Ibrahim Waru, counsel to the claimants, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, and Dr. Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN, lead counsel to Jordan.
Onoja, in a statement reacting to an interview granted by Waru, disagreed with the claim that Jordan admitted receiving the $2.1 million, contrary to his defence.
He described the interview as “a flagrant misrepresentation” of court p...