Keyamo drags wife to court

Miss Gloria Oahajaguan, Counsel to Keyamo, informed the court that the petitioner filed the first application dated 31st August, 2009 during the court’s long vacation, adding that counsel to Mrs. Keyamo had filed a counter affidavit to which they had also filed their response which she intended to move to court. “My lord, the first […]

Miss Gloria Oahajaguan, Counsel to Keyamo, informed the court that the petitioner filed the first application dated 31st August, 2009 during the court’s long vacation, adding that counsel to Mrs. Keyamo had filed a counter affidavit to which they had also filed their response which she intended to move to court.

“My lord, the first prayer on the application which the petitioner intends to move is to change the children’s school to a better one among other issues like access,” she said.

Counsel to Mrs. Keyamo, Jonathan Ogunsanya from the office of public defender told the court that his office filed a counter affidavit with written address dated the 9th of September, 2009 but he was yet to see the response said to have been filed.

Justice Dawodu-Williams, however, said the proof of service of the said reply was before the court but did not want the application moved.

“I see proof of service of said reply showing that it had been served. However, the mind of the court is that this application cannot be moved. The prayers in it are straight-forward and the courts only need to hear reservations of the respondent. The parties should meet and agree on how the children will be looked after. This is not for the court to decide,” she said,  Justice Dawodu-Williams added that the court would hold a conference with both parties because the application had goodwill and it was well intended if the issue of the petitioner keeping the children with him till the school issue was resolved.

Mrs. Ogunsanya, in reply, told the court that the office of the public defender had made efforts to bring Mr. Keyamo in for discussion  but had always failed.

“We have called him to appear and settle the issue peacefully, boss even called him on phone to come in for dialogue but he refused. In my opinion, I think he wants to be too legalistic”.

When called for comment, Mrs. Keyamo said she had never stopped him from having access to the children since he threw them out two years ago with the youngest child being six month old.

“I have always wanted him to have access to the children. What I said was I wanted to go to the school with him when the children were to be registered and I would take them back home with me. The Kids can’t stay with him because he comes late around midnight, so there is no way he can take care of them.”

Justice Dawodu-Williams fixed October 6, 2009 tentatively for the parties to be in court for conference but told counsels to communicate  to the court if there would be a change in the fixed date.