The Ogun State High Court in the Sagamu Judicial Division has issued an interim order stopping the state government from demolishing or tampering with properties owned by former governor and current senator for Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel.
Justice O.S. Oloyede granted the order ex parte in suit number HCS/371/2025, following an affidavit of urgency filed by Daniel and his wife, Olufunke. The judge ruled that urgent intervention was necessary to protect the properties pending further proceedings.
The court restrained the state government, its agents, proxies, allies, and anyone acting on its behalf from demolishing, enforcing a quit notice dated August 8, 2025, or otherwise interfering with the couple’s possession. It also barred any form of trespass or disturbance until the substantive motion on notice is heard and determined.
The matter has been adjourned to August 19, 2025, for hearing of the application for an interlocutory injunction.
The order comes amid a dispute over the planned demolition of Daniel’s Asoludero residence and Conference Hotel in Sagamu Local Government Area under the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022.
Daniel claims the action is politically motivated and ignores due process, arguing that the buildings were legally constructed before the law was enacted.
Responding on Saturday, Governor Dapo Abiodun’s spokesman, Kayode Akinmade, said Daniel was “not above the law” and should comply with statutory requirements. He maintained that the senator, like other property owners in the area, was served the necessary notices but failed to provide his planning permit and land title for verification within the stipulated period, instead resorting to “cheap blackmail.”
Akinmade stressed that the government’s actions were lawful and urged Daniel to follow official directives.
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