A former Ogun State Governor, and Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has cried out that the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun administration wants to demolish his private residence in Sagamu, The Asoludero Court, andConference Hotels Limited, among others because of politics.
In a statement on Saturday, he described the plan as a blatant disregard for due process and the rule of law.
In fact, the former governor said the move was “a clear demonstration of the governor’s malicious and vindictive abuse of power, hiding behind a newly-enacted law retroactively to target a political opponent.”
However, he declared that, “All legal means will be used to hold the governor accountable for his lawless actions.”
Daniel condemned the move, alleging that the Abiodun-led administration wanred to use the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022 to demolish buildings legally constructed before the law came into existence.
He maintained that the “Notice of Contravention” and a “Notice to Quit” simultaneously, with an immediate threat of demolition, is not a legal process but a thuggish tactic designed to intimidate and inflict damage.
The senator insisted that the penalties for any infractions under the law, if indeed there was any, are not a demolition or a threat of it.
“We strongly condemn this latest act of political persecution by Governor Dapo Abiodun, as evidenced by the recent issuance of these Notices, which were dated August 8, 2025, as a clear demonstration of the governor’s malicious and vindictive abuse of power, hiding behind a newly-enacted law retroactively to target a political opponent.
“The documents concerning these properties cite ‘suspected’ offenses related to construction without adequate permits (which is laughable). This is a ludicrous and flimsy excuse, as the properties in question have been in existence for many years.
“For instance, the Asoludero Court was built in 2004, while the Conference Hotel Sagamu was built in 2013, and the Annex since 2015.
“The governor’s administration is now attempting to use the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022 to demolish buildings that were legally constructed long before the law was even in existence.
“This action is not only politically motivated but also a blatant disregard for due process and the rule of law. The Notices in themselves are clear breaches of procedures, which allow adequate time intervals between Notifications on contraventions, Quits. The penalties for any infractions under the law, if indeed there was any, are not a demolition or a threat of it.
“All legal means will be used to hold the governor accountable for his lawless actions,” he said.
He called on all well-meaning citizens, human rights organisations, and legal entities to join him in denouncing the flagrant misuse of authority.
