Ex-Ogun Governor Accuses State Government of Targeting His Properties for Demolition

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Former Ogun State Governor and current Ogun East Senator, Gbenga Daniel, has accused Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration of marking his private and commercial properties in Sagamu for demolition in what he calls “political persecution.”

In a statement issued Saturday through his media aide, Steve Oliyide, Daniel alleged that agents of the state government pasted “Notices of Contravention” and “Notices to Quit” on three of his properties on Friday, August 8, 2025. These include:

• Asoludero Court, his private residence built in 2004.
• Conference Hotel Sagamu, constructed in 2013.
• Conference Hotel Annex, built in 2015.

The notices, according to Daniel, cited construction without adequate permits and insufficient setbacks, referencing the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022.

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Daniel argued that the law was enacted long after the buildings were constructed and described the allegations as “ludicrous,” insisting the properties were legally built.

“This is a malicious and vindictive abuse of power  bypassing due process and issuing contravention and quit notices simultaneously, with immediate threat of demolition,” the statement read.

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He also linked the current threat to a previous incident in September 2023, when his wife’s DATKEM Plaza in Ijebu Ode was demolished at night. That case, he noted, is still in court, with the state losing some applications at both the Ogun State High Court and the Court of Appeal in Ibadan.

The Senator called on civil society, human rights groups, and legal bodies to condemn what he described as an “egregious abuse of power.”

At press time, Ogun State Government officials had yet to respond to Daniel’s allegations.