The Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered the state government to pay N1.5 billion in compensation to the family of the late founder of Christian Secondary School (CSS), Afia Etoi, Uyo. The government took over the privately established school and converted it to a public institution nearly five decades ago. Justice Archibong Archibong of High Court 2, Uyo Judicial Division, delivered the judgment in Suit No. HU/335/2022, giving the state government until October 14, 2026, to complete the assessment and payment. The court held that the continued occupation and use of the school premises without compensation violated Section 44(1) of the 1999 Constitution and CAP 44, Laws of Akwa Ibom State 2000, and ruled that failure to comply within three months would entitle the plaintiffs, who are children of the late founder, to further remedies.
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