A dispute over the estate of Adebayo Alao-Akala, former governor of Oyo state, has revealed an extensive list of properties linked to the late politician.
The development follows proceedings at an Oyo state high court, where Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto, the first daughter of the deceased, is challenging the administration of the estate.
The list shows that the late politician owned multiple assets, including properties in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a five-star hotel in Ghana.
Aderinto, in a suit marked I/443/2024, approached the court seeking intervention over the handling of the estate.
Joined as defendants in the case are Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, wife of the deceased, and Olamide Alabi, daughter of the deceased, identified in court documents as executors and administrators of the estate.
Aderinto told the court that she has both legal and equitable interests in the estate as the deceased’s first daughter.
She alleged that some assets had already been sold without her knowledge or consent, and that moves were ongoing to dispose of other properties or enter joint venture arrangements involving the estate.
The claimant argued that urgent intervention was necessary to prevent further transactions that could undermine her interest. She added that failure to grant the injunction could lead to irreversible loss.
Ruling on the application, the court restrained Oluwakemi and Alabi from selling or entering into transactions involving any of the properties pending the determination of the suit.
The court granted an interlocutory injunction halting further transactions and ordered an accelerated hearing of the case.
The claimant is also seeking a court directive for DNA tests to be conducted on herself and six others – Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo, Olamiju (a current member of the house of representatives), Tabitha, and Olamikunle.
She wants the tests conducted at a court-approved, accredited laboratory to establish their biological relationship with the late politician.
As part of her application, Aderinto is also seeking an order for the exhumation of her father’s remains to conduct the paternity tests. She asked that the results be submitted under seal to the presiding judge and only unsealed for pronouncement in open court.
The court adjourned the matter to April 16, 2026, for ruling on the request.
Alao-Akala died on January 12, 2022, at the age of 71 in Ogbomoso. Since his passing, a dispute has raged on over the administration and distribution of his estate.
Listed among the assets being disputed are:
Residence at No. 1, Oba Akinyele Avenue, off Rotimi Williams Street, Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan
A five-star hotel in Ghana
Bungalow at Randa, Ogbomoso
Property at Opadoyin Lodge, Ogbomoso
Building at 32, Oba Adebimpe Road, Ile Itesiwaju, Dugbe, Ibadan
Property at No. 8, Samora Machel Street, Asokoro, Abuja
Property in Games Village, Abuja
Twin duplex in Ikeja, Lagos
No. 4, George Street, Ikoyi, Lagos
Duplex beside Iponri Barracks, Surulere, Lagos
Plot at Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos
Guest house in Agodi GRA, Ibadan
Plots 1–4, Aerodrome GRA, Samonda, Ibadan
7,000 acres of land beside Ibadan Golf Club
No. 29, Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija Estate, Ibadan
Five-bedroom bungalow at Cele Bus Stop, Ologuneru, Ibadan
Property at Old UAC Building, Dugbe, Ibadan
Guest house at YOACO, Ogbomoso
Destiny House, Oremeji, Mokola, Ibadan
Destiny House, Ogbomoso
Deborah House, Sabo, Ogbomoso
Storey building at Starlight, Ogbomoso
Eternal Mega Filling Station, Ogbomoso
TDB Filling Station, Ogbomoso
Building beside Eternal Filling Station, Ogbomoso
NIPCO Filling Station beside A.K. Bello, Ogbomoso
TDB Gas Plant, Aroje, Ogbomoso
Land opposite LAUTECH, Ogbomoso
Parrot FM, Oke Bebi, Ogbomoso
Warehouse and farm in Ogbomoso
Land in GRA, Ogbomoso (held in care of Demola Alao)
140-23 160th Street, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
19 San Juan Drive, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, England
1,000 acres of land at Ikoyi, Ogbomoso (including the proposed site of Alao-Akala College of Health Sciences and Umera Farms)
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