Katon Gyese Landlord: A Master of Denial (2)

Katon Gyese Landlord: A Master of Denial (2)

By: Balami Lazarus.

Following the Katon Gyese story, this piece is the conclusion of the master of denial. Permit me to briefly describe Katon Gyese. Is one of the wards in Tudun Wada District, Jos Plateau State, laying in a quiet, serene natural environment where streams and hills are common sights? In spite of its natural beauty, most Katon Gyese houses are poorly planned and built, characterized by narrow paths and alleys; their major but only main road is the gateway; and they are not motorable. Unless otherwise stated, one can surmise that Katon Gyese is not motorable in the true sense of the word.

As earlier written in the previous work, I will mention names, and this is exactly what I will do herein. But let me quickly say this: in my years of writing for news papers and magazines, I have observed that some people don’t like their names mentioned even in genuine matters concerning them, for reasons best known to them. But as a historian, I was taught to write or narrate events with facts, figures, names, and places, and this tells you that no historian or public interest writer will ever write without supporting his work with what I said above. Therefore, names are meant to be mentioned, called, or written because they are your means of identification as a person and in document(s) like this write-up and others.

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It was 10:30am, Monday morning of August 7, 2023, sitting in my office in Abuja, studying the reply in response to the Letter of Complaints on some issues raised by tenants occupying the property of one Mr. Daniel Ghaji Hassan, written, signed, and dated June 27, 2023, by one Barrister Walshak Stephen Gwankat, a fine young lawyer gentleman who carried out the instructions of his client to the latter, including a verbal version of what Mr. Ghaji had most likely told him. I laughed and dismissed some of the contents of the response as being put away for the trash or to be thrown back at his client. Well, lawyers being who they are, I will not blame them.

This saga is between Mr. Daniel Ghaji Hassan and his present tenants, who described him as a “master of denial,” having engaged him one-on-one face-to-face on matters related to his property on several occasions. The property is said to be surrounded by issues such as electricity, the main gate, and fittings and fixtures, some of which were carried out by tenants for their comfortability with the intention of improving the value of his property, but Mr. Daniel Ghaji has distanced himself from this good intention of his tenants and has since declined to be called or addressed as a landlord. “My fear is he might deny this too,” said one tenant.

Behold, he is now challenging them for such an action instead of appreciating them and wisely coming to understanding with his tenants. And in their opinion, when speaking to Mr. Daniel Ghaji Hassan regarding his property, you need a witness to do so. This is contrary to what he once said: “The relationship should be that of a family, and I should not be called a landlord.’ The occupants of the property in question owned by Mr. Hassan are full of praise for his in-house representative, Mr.Dakup Kitagak Yoila, a gentleman to the core who has put in his personal time and resources to see to these challenges aforementioned.

Similarly, findings by the tenants at the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) office through one Mr.Austin  Lucky and one Salisu reveal that something is wrong with the pre-paid meters installed by Mr.Daniel Ghaji Hassan, and they were told to “go back and sort out with your landlord”. All efforts to get things sorted out with Mr. Hassan proved in vain. According to them, he seems unconcerned, and this has left some tenants to live for about a year without light.

It is necessary to come to terms with your tenants as a landlord, looking at Mr.Daniel Ghaji Hassan’s relationship with the occupants of his house. Landlords should relate to and listen to the complaints of their tenants; this will go a long way toward maintainace and valuing their properties.

Balami, a Publisher/Columnist (8036779290)

Katon Gyese Landlord: A Master of Denial (2)