A High Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, has granted an interim restraining order preventing the state government from demolishing properties belonging to former Governor Gbenga Daniel and his wife.
The court intervention comes after the Ogun State government issued quit and demolition notices targeting Daniel’s private residence and commercial properties in Sagamu, including his famous Asoludero Court residence and Conference Hotel located on Obafemi Awolowo Avenue in the Government Reserved Area.
Through his counsel, A.M. Kotoye SAN, Daniel filed three separate motions seeking ex parte orders to stop Governor Dapo Abiodun, the Attorney General of Ogun State, the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, and the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development from interfering with his properties.
The properties under threat include Asoludero Court, situated on Block 1, Plots 7&8 of Block XXXVIII Plot 1&12 within the amended Government Reservation Area, Conference Hotel and Blue Chapel Limited, as well as a property belonging to Daniel’s wife.
In the suits marked HCS/371/2025, HCS/373/2025, and HCS/372/2025, Daniel argued that his main residence holds a valid Certificate of Occupancy numbered LUD3/LR2693, dated January 20, 2010, establishing his legal ownership of the property.
Senior Advocate Adeyinka Kotoye moved the ex parte motion dated and filed on August 11, 2025, before Justice O.S. Oloyede. The court carefully reviewed all supporting affidavits and affidavits of urgency before making its determination.
In his ruling, Justice Oloyede acknowledged the need for immediate judicial intervention to prevent irreversible damage. The court consequently issued an ex parte interim order restraining all defendants and their agents from tampering with or demolishing any of the disputed properties.
The case represents a significant legal battle between the former governor and the current administration, with Daniel seeking to protect his investment properties from what he apparently views as an unjustified government action.
The matter has been adjourned until August 19, 2025, when the court will hear arguments on the application for an interlocutory injunction, which would provide longer-term protection for the properties pending the resolution of the substantive case.
The outcome of this hearing will determine whether the interim protection granted to Daniel’s properties will be extended while the main legal dispute proceeds through the courts.
