The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, penultimate week struck out the lawsuit instituted against the Kwara State Government by the Crystal Group of Companies Limited which had to do with the legacy Kwara Hotel remodeling project.
Crystal Group of Companies Limited is owned by Ilorin Big Boy ,who is a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Moshood Mustapha.
Justice E. B. Mohammed struck out the lawsuit after upholding the preliminary objections of the state government on the matter.
The judge noted that no document was presented to show that the Crystal Group had any valid contract with the state government to remodel the iconic hotel, disproving claims that the government had reneged on its commitment with the firm in question.
The court held that a draft agreement or an unsigned agreement by either of the parties is worthless and cannot cloth Crystal Group of Companies Limited with the legal right to pursue any action against the government regarding Kwara Hotel. ‘The claimant’s suit against Kwara State Government on Kwara Hotels is hereby struck out’ the court held, potentially turning the page on the topic.
Recall that the state government had repeatedly explained that it signed no agreement with the Crystal Group and that whatever talks between them had not reached the level of a legal agreement that could be considered as binding on either party
