Land Dispute: Ogun Assembly Passes Resolution Recommending Oba Taofeek Owolabi’s Suspension, Prosecution

Ogun state House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution asking the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwasina Ogungbade SAN to initiate a legal action against  the Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofeek Kayode Owolabi in accordance with the provisions of the state Anti-Land Grabbing Law, 2016 and other extant laws.

The  House of Assembly also directed the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and the State Council of Obas to immediately suspend Oba Owolabi  for perpetrating acts capable of disrupting the peace of  Agboro-Olatunde village and the state at large.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the House of Assembly disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday noting that the resolution was sequel to  the presentation of the report of the House Committees on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions on the petitions received from Agboro Olatunde Community Development Association.

The Vice- Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Tella Babatunde presented the report and subsequently moved the motion for its adoption while this was seconded by Hon Segun Kaka and adopted by the whole house.

‘Consequently, the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff,  moved the motion converting the Committee’s recommendations into the House resolution, which was seconded by the Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye and supported by the whole House, through a unanimous voice vote.

That there is a land dispute between the residents of Agboro-Olatunde Village and Oba Taofeek Kayode Owolabi (The Olu of Obafemi); the land under contention is located in Obafemi Owode Local Government, Ogun state.

The Monarch who was accused  of engaging in  land grabbing brought in a developer to Agboro-Olatunde Village, where over 30 hectares of land belonging to the residents of the village was cleared and cash crops amounting to millions of naira were destroyed /

The Monarch does not have either registered or non-registered title documents on the disputed land; and his action  is contrary to the Anti-Land Grabbing Law, 2016 of Ogun state’ the house of assembly said-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