The law firm of Stren & Blan Partners has dismissed the statements credited to Sujimoto Construction Limited in a recent online publication over a lingering N24million liability.

Acting on behalf of its client, Omobolaji Bello, the firm, via a letter addressed to The Guardian dated February 11, 2026, clarified that Sujimoto remains under the exclusive management and control of its client as the court-appointed administrator.

It contended that the assertion in the said publication that “the powers of the court-appointed administrator have been suspended by reason of court processes allegedly filed by Sujimoto Construction Limited (In Administration) is false, misleading and legally indefensible.”

According to the law firm, the interim “Order of the Federal High Court, Lagos appointing the Administrator has not been stayed, suspended, varied, appealed against or set aside by any court of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria” as at the time of contacting The Guardian. “The Order remains fully valid, binding, and operative, and continues to command obedience from all persons and institutions without exception.”

It submitted that any suggestion that the mere filing of motions, applications, or other court processes does, and can, suspend the effect of a subsisting court order is not only erroneous, misleading, and a gross misstatement of law, but also diminishes the authority of the Federal High Court.

“By operation of law and the Orders of the Court, upon the appointment of the Administrator, all powers of the directors and officers of Sujimoto Construction Limited were suspended and vested exclusively in the Administrator. Accordingly, neither the directors nor any officer of the Company possessed the authority to brief the press, issue statements, or make representations on behalf of the Company at the material time.”

Earlier, the application filed by Dr Sijibomi Ogundele for a stay of execution of the interim order was struck out by the Court. In a Ruling delivered on January 26, 2026, Justice Alexander Oluseyi Owoeye held that upon the appointment of Omobolaji Bello as the Company’s Administrator, Dr Olasijibomi Ogundele can no longer be seen to appear in the Court as a director of Sujimoto. He can only apply as a party with the permission of the Court as provided by paragraph 3.12(I) of the Insolvency Regulations.

The jurist further stated inter alia: “It is trite that where a statue confers specific or special powers on any person or authority for the performance of certain acts, it is only that person or authority and no other that is contemplated in the performance of the duties under the law … I therefore hold that once an administrator is appointed, only he has the power to bring or defend any action or other legal proceedings in the name and on behalf of the company.”