The workers are suing the two companies and three other persons for refusing to pay their money after completing the work.

The ad hoc workers engaged in the grass cutting project have filed a suit against Josmon Technologies Ltd and Rholavision Engineering Ltd, a company linked to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.

Mr Lawal and six others were previously facing charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged fraudulent N500 million grass-cutting contract.

The other defendants are Hamidu Lawal, Suleiman Abubakar, Apeh Monday and two companies; Rholavision Engineering Ltd and Josmon Technologies Ltd.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused them of fraud, criminal conspiracy and diversion of N500 million from the federal government.

The EFCC alleged that Mr Lawal, while he was the SGF, converted and awarded cumulative proceeds of grass cutting contracts worth over N500 million to companies he had interests in.


Fresh trouble for Mr Lawal

In a fresh move, the ad hoc workers, numbering 998, sued the companies at a High Court, in Yobe State, demanding their outstanding payment.

They told the court that they cleared 230 kilometres waterways blocked by typha grass from Jigawa State to Yobe, leading to Chad.

The workers are suing the two companies and three other persons for refusing to pay their money after completing the work.


Clearing the blocked waterways from Jigawa to Yobe leading to ChadThe Ad hoc workers moving debris from the waterways.

In a suit number YBS/HC/NG/170C/2020, the workers are claiming the sum of N140m as their outstanding payment, which the defendants have refused to pay.

The plaintiffs claimed that they agreed with the defendants to do the work at N756, 000k per km and that the defendants have paid 200,000 per km amounting (238km) N47.6m while an outstanding balance of N132, 328,000 is yet to be paid.

The supervisors of the project, who happened to be the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs in the suit (Abubakar Umar-Maigari and Hassan), claimed that the defendants agreed to pay the N50,000 per km, amounting to N11.9M.

What baffled the plaintiffs and even compelled them to approach the Court is that the defendants, after paying 20 per cent of the money, promised the plaintiffs to pay the remaining balance as soon as North-East Commission releases funds.

However, at the Senate Committee investigating the grass cutting scandal, the defendants told the committee of having paid the entire money for the job a development, which baffled the plaintiffs, thus, seek court redress.

The workers approached the court on December 8 in Nguru, Yobe State.

The presiding judge, Inusa Buzi, adjourned the case to January 26, 2021, for hearing.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/431703-grass-cutting-scandal-ad-hoc-workers-sue-babachir-demand-outstanding-payment.html

Nawa o.. .. Corruption everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER!

Scandal everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER...

Even here on Nairaland... The kind of corruption, injustice, nepotism, abuse of power and bigotry currently going on, I don't think our corrupt politicians can match them!

YET we want the government to CHANGE? HOW? When we have sacred cows on this Forum? When people are being gagged for having dissenting opinions?

Unless WE CHANGE, there CAN NEVER BE CHANGE!

May God heal Nigeria.

What a country

when it comes to Nigeria
don't be surprised
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at a lower price DM for your logo and flyer design

Damnnn niggarrrr
Bunch of grasscutter

Oops

wait o...na that grass wey i they see for that pics of aboki smiling and working naim babachir say him spend 500m on??
dt man na big tief...aboki wey i kno for area wey de clear 20 plots of lands for jus 10k..
maybe those ones na yahoo-boiz abokis bcoz dm fresh for dt pics..
naija don cast abeeeg

Demons are real... They are the ones ruling in the Nigeria

Who is the presidency Righteousness89 over to you...

Grass cutters Association of Nigeria

Una welldone o

Avoid wahala at all cost.

Scammers

For grass again

Is any good thing ever gonna come out of this country?

Good

But w all know nothing will come out of it... Special cows tinz

Criminals in power


They are busy looting and stealing Nigeria dry while Boko Haram takes over entire Northeast and Northwest before their own eyes. All they do is to run to Lagos.


I pity Yorubas as these terrorists run to Lagos to hide and turn to Okada riders and whatnot....its just a matter of time before they start throwing their knockouts (bombs) in Lagos.


Tinubu should continue playing politics, hoping to become President to the detriment of entire Yoruba land, kontinu

SilverNorGold:
Nawa o.. .. Corruption everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER!

Scandal everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER...

Even here on Nairaland... The kind of corruption, injustice, nepotism, abuse of power and bigotry currently going on on this Forum, I don't think our corrupt politicians can match them!

YET we want the government to CHANGE? HOW? When we have sacred cows on this Forum? When people are being gagged for having dissenting opinions?

Unless WE CHANGE, there CAN NEVER BE CHANGE!

May God heal Nigeria.

100% the truth!

Ok

Noted

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

M

No peace for the wicked....




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SilverNorGold:
Nawa o.. .. Corruption everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER!

Scandal everywhere, LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER...

Even here on Nairaland... The kind of corruption, injustice, nepotism, abuse of power and bigotry currently going on (on this Forum), I don't think our corrupt politicians can match them!

YET we want the government to CHANGE? HOW? When we have sacred cows on this Forum? When people are being gagged for having dissenting opinions?

Unless WE CHANGE, there CAN NEVER BE CHANGE!

May God heal Nigeria.

I agree with u....the government is a reflection of the people.... the mods act like gods ...ban at will and give out months and years ban... seun should unban everybody that has been banned for up to 2 months and above ...banning should not exceed 2 weeks tops

What's the character?!

500M to cut grass Upon that you still dey owe...which kind wickedness be that

Wahala for who no cut grass