BY OLA AJAYI
IBADAN—THE spiritual leader of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj ji has appealed against the execution of an eviction order by an Oyo State High Court on October 25, 2011, saying the order was unfair to him.

This came as the absence of the trial judge at the Federal high Court, Justice Jonathan Shakarho, yesterday stalled the contempt charge against the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Julius Okojie.

Specifically, Maharaj ji claimed the judge that order his eviction from 10, Awolowo Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan, was unfair because he did not listen to other party before giving the judgment.

Speaking with Vanguard yesterday on his alleged wrongful eviction, he argued that he never entered into any contract with the plaintiff, Professor Olawale Awosika and that the property belonged to the elder Awosika whom he claimed to have healed, saying in appreciation; he gave him possession of the building.

Maharaj ji and the plaintiff had engaged in legal tussle over the property since 2005.

Prof. Awosika claimed the defendant owed him arrears of rent totaling N800,000 from September 1, 2000 to September 2,  2004 and sought for an order from the court directing the defendant to put back the house in tenantable condition by repainting and removing all the symbols, sign, and insignia on the walls of the property.

Meantime, the absence of the trial judge at the Federal high Court, Justice Jonathan Shakarho yesterday stalled the contempt charge against the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie.

He was summoned by the judge for allegedly refusing to comply with the judgment delivered by the court on the Law programme of Lead City University in July.

The scribe of the NUC was alleged to have been served the summons on Friday, October 14, to appear before the court on November 3.

Last Thursday the NUC was represented in court by Mr. Peter Erivwode, Mr. Julius Nwodo  while the Lead City University was represented by Mr. Ola Oni of Richard Akinjide chambers.

The litigants had arrived the court yesterday before they were informed about the absence of the judge.