On Monday, the 11th of August 2025, the Ogun State government shut down Asoludero Court, the Conference Hotels, and its annex located in the Sagamu Government Reserved Area.
The properties belong to Otunba Gbenga Daniel, a former governor and current senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District.
This action came just three days after a quit notice was served on the management of the facilities.
The notice, issued on Friday, the 8th of August, 2025, alleged that the buildings violated provisions of the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022, along with its subsidiary regulations.
The directive ordered the property owners or occupants to present all required planning permits within 24 hours or risk demolition.
By mid-morning on Monday, officials from the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, Sagamu Zonal Office, arrived at the locations. They pasted new “Sealing” and “Demolition” notices on the gates and walls of the multi-billion-naira establishments. Both notices carried the same date and were posted at the same time.
READ ALSO: Ogun Govt destroys Gbenga Daniel’s wife’s N1bn plaza
The sealing notice, dated 11th of August, 2025, with S/No 00047312, stated:
“Sequel to our previous Notice of Contravention, Notice to stop work and Notice to Quit served on you/the development, to which you have not responded, your development/property is hereby sealed off forth with preparatory for its demolition.
Please note that the Authority will not be liable for any loss suffered by you or claim for compensation whatsoever during the period the property/development is under seal.
You are warned not to break the seal or tamper with it in any way whatsoever.”
The demolition notice, also dated August 11, 2025, with S/No 00048262, read:
“Following the Notice of Contravention, Notice to Stop Work, Notice to Quit, and Notice of Sealing served on your property/development at the above address/location, you are hereby ordered to remove the contravention within 3 (three) days of the service of this notice on you/development.
Take notice that if the said contravention is not removed within the time specified above, the said contravention shall be demolished and the cost of such demolition recovered from you.”
Gbenga Daniel has previously accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of invoking the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022 to target and demolish buildings that were completed before the legislation came into effect.
He maintains that the government’s action is driven by political motives and represents a clear violation of due process and the rule of law.