Across all three cases, the orders bar the Ogun State Government from demolishing, tampering with, or otherwise disturbing the claimants’ “quiet possession” of the properties
Court Stops Ogun Govt from Demolishing Gbenga Daniel’s Properties Amid Political Tensions
The Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has issued ex-parte orders restraining the state government from demolishing or interfering with properties linked to former governor and serving senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.
The orders, granted on Tuesday by Justice W.T. Ogundele in three separate suits, will remain in force until a scheduled hearing on August 19, 2025.
The court intervention comes in the wake of an escalating public dispute between Daniel and the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Daniel’s camp claims the government’s recent actions — including August 8 contravention notices and threats of demolition — amount to “political persecution.” They argue that the administration is attempting to apply a new law to properties that have stood for years.
The state government, however, insists there is no political vendetta, describing the notices as part of a routine urban renewal audit.
In the first suit (HCS/371/2025), filed by Otunba Gbenga Daniel and his wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel, the court ordered the defendants to maintain the “status quo” for Asoludero Court, a property covered by two Certificates of Occupancy.
The second suit (HCS/372/2025), brought by Conference Hotel Limited and Blue Chapel Limited, seeks to protect another property covered by a 2004 Certificate of Occupancy.
In the third suit (HCS/373/2025), Yeye Olufunke Daniel and Conference Hotel Limited are asking the court to safeguard a property they acquired from a previous owner.
Across all three cases, the orders bar the Ogun State Government from demolishing, tampering with, or otherwise disturbing the claimants’ “quiet possession” of the properties.
