Court Orders Wike’s Son to Produce American Passport in $2.1m Land Dispute

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, to produce his American passport in court as proceedings continue in a disputed $2.1 million land transaction.

Justice Sylvanus Oriji made the order following an application by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, during proceedings in the suit marked CV/008/2026. 

The case was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan Wike over an alleged agreement involving the acquisition of land in Abuja.

The claimants allege that they first met Jordan in London and later met again in Abuja, where they approached him for assistance in facilitating the acquisition of land in the Federal Capital Territory.

According to their account, Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land in Katampe and another 30 hectares in Guzape.

The claimants further allege that Jordan demanded $2.1 million as a facilitation fee, claiming that $2 million was intended for his father, the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was for himself. They allege that the money was delivered in cash on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was allegedly accompanied by a person identified as Onor Sandy. 

Jordan has denied the allegations. During proceedings, he told the court that he was not in Nigeria on the date the claimants said the money was handed over and stated that he had travelled using his American passport. 

The passport subsequently became relevant to the proceedings because the claimants sought to establish Jordan’s whereabouts on the date of the alleged transaction.

The court consequently ordered him to produce the travel document. Reports from Wednesday’s proceedings indicate that Jordan subsequently presented the American passport in court. 

Jordan has also denied receiving any money from the claimants and disputed documents allegedly connected to the transaction. He reportedly told the court that he did not sign any document relating to the alleged land deal and that his signature on a document was forged. 

The allegations involving the $2.1 million payment, the proposed land acquisition and any alleged involvement of the FCT Minister remain contested before the court. No finding of liability has been established against Jordan in the proceedings.

The matter has been adjourned for further hearing, with the parties expected to continue presenting their respective cases. 

Ogun Family, Government Clash Over Alleged Reallocation of 11-Acre Poultry Farm to Chinese Investor

The Busari family and Ogun State Government have given conflicting accounts over the reallocation of land housing Constancy Farms.

The children of the late Alhaji Ganiyu Busari and the management of Constancy Farms in Fere Village, Jibowu, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun and President Bola Tinubu to intervene in a dispute over an 11-acre poultry farm.

The family alleged that the Ogun State Government was attempting to reallocate the land housing their farm to a Chinese-owned company, a development they said had subjected them and their workers to threats and intimidation.

They also alleged that attempts to remove them from the property had resulted in damage to parts of the farm and losses to their poultry business.

However, the Ogun State Government disputed the family’s account, saying the reallocation of the land was lawful.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, said the family’s acquisition of the land had been revoked because they allegedly failed to pay the required assessment fee within the stipulated period.

Akinmade said the government was legally empowered to revoke the acquisition under such circumstances and reallocate the land to another investor willing to meet the required financial obligations.

“The truth is that the land was acquired by this family some years back, but they failed to pay up the acquisition fees that the government asked them to pay within the stipulated time,” Akinmade said.

He added that the new investor had, as part of what he described as a gesture of goodwill, constructed a new poultry pen for the family on the reallocated land.

According to him, the family had refused to relocate and instead resorted to the media to criticise the government.

Family Disputes Government’s Account

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, one of the late Busari’s children, Azeez Busari, alleged that officials of the state government and representatives of the Chinese company had been pressuring the family to vacate the property.

Busari maintained that the family possessed documents relating to the acquisition of the land and had commenced payment of the assessed fees.

He said the dispute dated back to 2023, when representatives of the Chinese company approached the family over a request for four acres and an additional plot of land to create an access route to another parcel of about 40 acres owned by the company.

According to Busari, the family agreed to release the requested portion, leaving approximately 11 acres for the poultry farm.

He alleged that in 2025, the Ogun State Surveyor-General, Oladele Ewulo, informed the family that the remaining land had been reallocated to the Chinese company and that they were expected to vacate the property.

“We asked him if the government now does double allocation, but he said nothing,” Busari alleged.

He further said the family had documents relating to the land assessment that were duly signed by the state government and that payments had already commenced.

Busari said the family subsequently requested official documents confirming the alleged reallocation but had not received them.

He also alleged that some individuals demolished part of the farm’s perimeter fence earlier in 2026.

Family Says Farm Is Worth Over N1bn

According to Busari, the poultry business represents an investment of more than N1 billion and has facilities capable of accommodating about 27,000 laying birds and a 10,000-capacity rearing pen.

He said the farm provides direct and indirect employment to several people and represents a major family investment built over time.

“It’s our father’s legacy, it’s a community to us, and we don’t have anything else that we can do apart from this poultry business,” Busari said.

He questioned the alleged decision to favour a foreign investor over a local agricultural business, particularly because the Chinese company was also involved in poultry production.

“How can the same government that claims to be encouraging us to go into agriculture be backing foreign investors to undermine local investors and send us packing for no just cause?” he asked.

Busari appealed to Governor Abiodun and President Tinubu to intervene, saying much of the family’s investment had been financed through loans and that losing the farm could have significant financial consequences.

Another family member, Olatunji Busari, also appealed to the state government to allow the family to continue operating the farm.

“We don’t want any re-allocation. We don’t want anything that will destroy our business,” he said.

He described the farm as a family legacy that had been developed with borrowed funds and appealed to Governor Abiodun to intervene.

The dispute remains centred on the validity of the family’s land acquisition, the payment of assessed fees and the circumstances surrounding the government’s decision to reallocate the property. The two sides have presented conflicting accounts of the matter.