Inheritance Dispute: Legal Battle Begins Over Late Alao Akala’s Estate

One of the daughters of late Chief Adebayo Alao Akala, Toyin Alao-Aderinto, is currently locked in a legal battle against one of her siblings, Olamide Alabi and her stepmother, Mrs. Kemi Alao-Akala over the former governor’s estate.

Chief Adebayo Alao Akala , a retired police officer, who had  served as governor of Oyo State for 11 months in 2006, later got elected and served as governor of the Pacesetters State from  2007 to 2011.

He died on January 12 ,2022  at the age of 71.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the Oyo State High court, Ibadan has asked the former First Lady, Mrs Kemi Alao-Akala, to appear before it within 30 days sequel to the suit filed by Toyin Alao-Aderinto.

The court gave this order while granting an ex-parte motion on an order of substituted service brought before it by Dipo Olasope, SAN, counsel for  Toyin Alao-Aderinto, who is alleging mismanagement of the estate of late Adebayo Alao-Akala by the defendants and their privies.

‘You are hereby commanded that within 30 days after the service of this writ on you, inclusive of the day of this service, you do cause an appearance to be entered for you in action at the instance of the claimant’ the court said.

Toyin, in the suit in question, is challenging the actions of the defendants, Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, who she has accused of illegally obtaining a letter of administration from the state High Court on October 6, 2022, in connection with late Alao-Akala’s estate, mismanaging the former governor’s assets and property and further excluding her from benefitting from the sharing of her father’s estate.

Tpyin, who is the first daughter of Alao Akala,  is seeking the leave of the court to declare as illegal, null and void a letter of administration illegally obtained by  Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi from the registry of the state High Court and to also grant an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the defendants, including Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, by themselves, agents or privies or whosoever is claiming through them, from continuing to sell or dispose any asset (real or personal), belonging to the late Adebayo Alao-Akala.

Recall that Toyin Alao-Aderinto, had in a letter dated August 16, 2023,  which was signed by Dipo Olasope, SAN, principal partner, Dipo Olasope and co., and sent to Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Akala, had submitted that the “Letter of Administration over the estate of the late Alao-Akala was illegally obtained by the  two of them while excluding her  despite being the first child  who by law should be one of the administrators, except she declines to act’.

‘Toyin, who is the first child of late Alao-Akala, has been sidelined in the scheme of things. Olamide, her mother and two other siblings, including Olamiju Alao-Akala, who is a serving member of the House of Representatives, Kemi, who was First Lady during the tenure of Alao-Akala as governor and her son, Olamikunle, are working in unison to appropriate the estate of the deceased among the six of them, thereby disenfranchising other legitimate children of Alao-Akala from benefiting from the estate of their late father’ Dipo Olasope and co, had submitted.“

The letter also claimed that the defendants, Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alao, after approaching the probate registry of the state High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, to process the illegal letter of administration, without the consent of Toyin, who is the first child of the family, dealt wrongly and illegally with the assets of  Alao-Akala.

A 21-day notice was issued to the defendants to amend the letter of administration to accommodate Toyin and correct other anomalies therein, while another seven- day notice was issued as required by law before the claimant took a legal action.

Toyin’s lawyer is asking the court to  make declarations on the following prayers;

‘That the claimant, being the first biological daughter of late Adebayo Alao-Akala (deceased), is entitled to inherit and have an equal share (if not more) in the estate of late Adebayo Alao-Akala, who died intestate on January 12, 2022.

A declaration that the defendants have no right whatsoever to deny the claimant her bon-fide right(s), interest, and entitlement to the estate of late Adebayo Alao-Akala.

A declaration that the letter of administration granted to the defendants by the state High Court on October 6, 2022, in connection with late Adebayo Alao-Akala’s estate was fraudulently and illegally obtained and, therefore, illegal, null and void, among other reliefs sought from the court’-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you