Lagos state government issues quit notice to sacked doctors

The eviction notices directed the doctors to vacate the quarters by Friday (Today).
The notices dated May 8, 2012, were signed by the Secretary of the Staff Housing Board for the Head of Service, I.A Shoyemi.
Each of the notices read: “Consequent upon your dismissal from the service of the Lagos State Government with effect from 4th May, 2012, and in accordance with the civil service rule, no officer shall continue to occupy the state government quarters after the date of his or her resignation/dismissal.
“I wish to request you to vacate the state government staff quarters.
The notices also directed the doctors to submit the keys to their quarters to Mr Shoyemi to “forestall forceful eviction.”
Reacting to the development, the first Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Lagos state chapter, Johnson Emene said that the association have told its members “not to panic.”
Speaking at the association’s congress at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Mr Emene said “You know Lagos State passed the Tenancy Law and with that it is in favour of the tenant, in this case our colleagues are tenants and Lagos State is the landlord.”
“As we said during the first meeting, we said members should not panic. Information will come out that seems as if the world would end.
“So they have given us till tomorrow. We are meeting. 10 a.m. tomorrow. The (NMA) president is meeting with the governor. Within the next 13 hours, we are going to know the outcome, so don’t let us rush.”
Section 12 of the Lagos Tenancy Law signed into law in August last year by the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, stipulates the period of notice to be given by either party to determine the tenancy.
One week notice for a tenant at will; one month notice for a monthly tenant; three months’ notice to a quarterly tenant; and six months’ notice for a yearly tenant.
However, the law states that in the case of a tenancy for a fixed term, no notice to quit shall be required once the tenancy has been determined by effluxion time.
And where the landlord intends to proceed to court to recover possession, he shall serve a seven-day written notice of his intention to apply to recover possession, according to the law.

Source:channelstv