He argued that the court failed to properly evaluate material evidence before it, including what he described as his unchallenged testimony showing that he had made substantial payments over several years while the project remained incomplete.
A Nigerian-American engineer, Anthony Ugbebor, has approached the Court of Appeal in Lagos, seeking to overturn a High Court judgment that held his agreement with property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, and Oak Homes Multinational Services Limited, for the purchase of two luxury apartments had been extinguished by the legal doctrine of novation.
In a Notice of Appeal filed before the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal through his lawyers, Nasir Salau and Ibrahim Mahmud, sighted by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, Ugbebor is asking the appellate court to set aside the June 15, 2026 judgment delivered by Justice Akingbola George of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi.
He also urged the appellate court to grant his counterclaim by compelling Oak Homes and Olusanya to specifically perform the contract by delivering the two apartments in accordance with the terms of the sale agreement.
The dispute stems from Suit No. LD/4471LM/2023 instituted by Olusanya and Oak Homes Multinational Services Limited against Ugbebor and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
