A High Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has issued an interim order barring the state government from demolishing or interfering with properties owned by former governor Gbenga Daniel and his wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel.
The ruling was delivered by Justice O.S. Oloyede, following an ex parte motion brought before the court on August 11, 2025.
The motion, filed by Daniel’s legal counsel, A.M. Kotoye (SAN), was accompanied by an affidavit of urgency due to what the applicants described as imminent threats to their properties.
The restraining order applies to the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, the Attorney General of the state, the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, and the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development.
It prevents the government and its agents from tampering with three specific properties:
- Asoludero Court, Daniel’s private residence at GRA, Sagamu.
- A property owned by Mrs. Daniel, also in Sagamu.
- The Conference Hotel and Blue Chapel Limited, both associated with the former governor.
The suits, marked HCS/371/2025, HCS/372/2025, and HCS/373/2025, argue that the properties are legally owned and covered by valid documentation, including a Certificate of Occupancy issued on January 20, 2010 (No. LUD3/LR2693).
Justice Oloyede, in granting the interim order, emphasized the urgency of the matter and the need to prevent any action that could jeopardize the applicants’ rights before the case is fully heard.
The legal dispute stems from demolition and quit notices recently issued by the Ogun State government against Daniel’s properties, including the well-known Asoludero Court and Conference Hotel.
The state cited a land audit exercise as the reason for its actions.
However, Daniel has dismissed the move as a case of political persecution, while Governor Abiodun has insisted the action is part of the government’s statutory oversight, asserting that “no one is above the law.”
The case has been adjourned to August 19, 2025, for the hearing of the application for a full interlocutory injunction.
