The Ogun State Government has advised a former governor of the state and senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the state, Gbenga Daniel, to stop crying foul and comply with lawful directives
Kayode Akinmade, a spokesman for Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated this in response to the alleged plan to demolish Daniel’s Asoludero residence and Conference Hotel in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.
The former governor had raised concerns over a plan by the state government to demolish his properties using the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022, which he said were legally constructed before the law came into existence.
He maintained that the move by the state government to demolish his private residence in Sagamu and Conference Hotels Limited, among others, was politically motivated and also a blatant disregard for due process and the rule of law.
However, the governor’s aide Akinmade declared that Daniel was not above the law.
He explained that the former governor, like others who owned properties within that neighbourhood, were served with the notices.
He said Daniel, rather than presenting his planning permit and land title to the relevant government agency for verification within the time specified in the notices, resorted to cheap blackmail.