The Ogun State Government has debunked claims that Governor Dapo Abiodun is after former Governor Gbenga Daniel.
The state government refuted the claims in a statement issued and signed by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Governor Abiodun, Kayode Akinmade, on Saturday.
“The attention of the Ogun State Government has been drawn to a press statement issued by the Media Office of the Senator representing Ogun East and a former Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday, August 9, 2025 and titled “Political Persecution as Governor Abiodun Issues Quit, Demolition Notices on Daniel’s Properties in Ogun State”,” Akinmade said.
“The statement written in extremely bad taste and with intent to cause disaffection and foment chaos in the state alleges that Governor Dapo Abiodun posted Notices of Contravention, Quit and threats of demolition on the Asoludero Court Sagamu private residence of Gbenga Daniel, the Conference Hotels Limited, Sagamu and the hotel Annex of the former Governor of Ogun State, with intent to illegally demolish those properties.
“The statement framed the said notices purportedly received on Friday, August 8, as a clear demonstration of ‘malicious and vindictive abuse of power, hiding behind a newly enacted law retroactively to target a political opponent.’ Nothing can be further from the truth.
“Of course, in what has become a familiar pattern, Senator Daniel and his Media Office have been ascribing political motives to a routine procedure, suggesting that they have something to hide and do not mind using underhand tactics to achieve their sinister objectives.
“Contrary to the blatant distortions of facts and egregious purveyors of falsehood being propagated by the statement in question, the Ogun State Government is not engaged in any untoward move against Otunba Gbenga Daniel in any way.”
Akinmade said the fact of the matter, quite simply, is that in his holistic approach to development efforts across the length and breadth of Ogun, Governor Abiodun has embarked not only on building new communities as exemplified by the affordable housing estates and the yellow roof revolution but also on the redevelopment of the state’s towns and cities through urban renewal.
He said Abiodun started with the Ibara Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Abeokuta, the state capital, and is being extended to Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode GRAs.
Akinmade explained that this initiative involves auditing existing developments within these areas to determine the permit status of all types of developments, including houses, schools, hospitals, and other commercial buildings.
