High Court in Sagamu has granted a restraining order against the Ogun State government, preventing them from demolishing the private residence of former Governor Gbenga Daniel.
Gatekeepers News reports that the court order was issued on Tuesday following an ex parte application submitted by Daniel’s counsel, A.M. Kotoye.
The application, dated August 11, was filed by Daniel and his wife, Olufunke, against the Ogun state government, the Attorney-General, and other state agencies.
The court restrained the respondents and their agents from “demolishing or in any way or manner tampering with” Daniel’s property, known as Asoludero Court, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The presiding judge, O.S. Oloyede, adjourned the hearing on the application for interlocutory injunction to August 19, 2025. A similar ex parte application was filed by Conference Hotel Limited and Blue Chapel Limited, both owned by Daniel, and the court granted a restraining order against the Ogun government.
The development comes after Daniel’s media aide, Steve Oliyide, raised an alarm over alleged plans by the Ogun government to demolish Daniel’s residence and hotel. Oliyide claimed the demolition notice was a form of “political persecution” against Daniel by Governor Abiodun.
However, the Ogun government denied the allegations, saying the exercise is part of an ongoing urban renewal and development audit in Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode government reservation areas (GRAs).
Daniel, a senator representing Ogun East, served as governor of the state from 2003 to 2011.
