A dispute over the estate of Adebayo Alao-Akala, former governor of Oyo state, has revealed an extensive list of properties linked to the late politician.
The development follows proceedings at an Oyo state high
court, where Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto, the first daughter of the deceased, is
challenging the administration of the estate.
The list shows that the late politician owned multiple
assets, including properties in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, the United Kingdom, the
United States, and a five-star hotel in Ghana.
Aderinto, in a suit marked I/443/2024, approached the court seeking intervention over the handling of the estate.
Joined as defendants in the case are Oluwakemi
Alao-Akala, wife of the deceased, and Olamide Alabi, daughter of
the deceased, identified in court documents as executors and
administrators of the estate.
Aderinto told the court that she has both legal and
equitable interests in the estate as the deceased’s first daughter.
She alleged that some assets had already been sold without
her knowledge or consent, and that moves were ongoing to dispose of other
properties or enter joint venture arrangements involving the estate.
The claimant argued that urgent intervention was necessary
to prevent further transactions that could undermine her interest. She
added that failure to grant the injunction could lead to irreversible loss.
Ruling on the application, the court restrained Oluwakemi
and Alabi from selling or entering into transactions involving any of the
properties pending the determination of the suit.
The court granted an interlocutory injunction halting
further transactions and ordered an accelerated hearing of the case.
The claimant is also seeking a court directive for DNA tests
to be conducted on herself and six others – Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo,
Olamiju (a current member of the house of representatives), Tabitha, and
Olamikunle.
She wants the tests conducted at a court-approved,
accredited laboratory to establish their biological relationship with the late
politician.
As part of her application, Aderinto is also seeking an
order for the exhumation of her father’s remains to conduct the paternity
tests. She asked that the results be submitted under seal to the presiding
judge and only unsealed for pronouncement in open court.
The court adjourned the matter to April 16, 2026, for ruling
on the request.
Alao-Akala died on January 12, 2022, at the age of 71 in
Ogbomoso. Since his passing, a dispute has raged on over the administration and
distribution of his estate.
Listed among the assets being disputed are:
- Residence at No. 1, Oba Akinyele Avenue, off Rotimi Williams Street, Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan
- A
five-star hotel in Ghana
- Bungalow
at Randa, Ogbomoso
- Property
at Opadoyin Lodge, Ogbomoso
- Building
at 32, Oba Adebimpe Road, Ile Itesiwaju, Dugbe, Ibadan
- Property
at No. 8, Samora Machel Street, Asokoro, Abuja
- Property
in Games Village, Abuja
- Twin
duplex in Ikeja, Lagos
- No. 4,
George Street, Ikoyi, Lagos
- Duplex
beside Iponri Barracks, Surulere, Lagos
- Plot
at Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos
- Guest
house in Agodi GRA, Ibadan
- Plots
1–4, Aerodrome GRA, Samonda, Ibadan
- 7,000
acres of land beside Ibadan Golf Club
- No.
29, Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija Estate, Ibadan
- Five-bedroom
bungalow at Cele Bus Stop, Ologuneru, Ibadan
- Property
at Old UAC Building, Dugbe, Ibadan
- Guest
house at YOACO, Ogbomoso
- Destiny
House, Oremeji, Mokola, Ibadan
- Destiny
House, Ogbomoso
- Deborah
House, Sabo, Ogbomoso
- Storey
building at Starlight, Ogbomoso
- Eternal
Mega Filling Station, Ogbomoso
- TDB
Filling Station, Ogbomoso
- Building
beside Eternal Filling Station, Ogbomoso
- NIPCO
Filling Station beside A.K. Bello, Ogbomoso
- TDB
Gas Plant, Aroje, Ogbomoso
- Land
opposite LAUTECH, Ogbomoso
- Parrot
FM, Oke Bebi, Ogbomoso
- Warehouse
and farm in Ogbomoso
- Land
in GRA, Ogbomoso (held in care of Demola Alao)
- 140-23
160th Street, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
- 19 San
Juan Drive, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, England
- 1,000
acres of land at Ikoyi, Ogbomoso (including proposed site of Alao-Akala
College of Health Sciences and Umera Farms)
- Olowolagba
Microfinance Bank
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