Ogun Court Orders Stay Of Execution On Daniel’s Wife Plaza

• Kazeem Badmus

The wife of the former governor of Ogun State, Olufunke Daniel, on Monday, secured an order of the court, asking the State government to maintain the status quo and stay off the property belonging to her.

The order was granted by an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode.

OSUN DEFENDER reports that trouble started between the state government and Mrs Daniel on Sunday, when some agents of the former, demolished some parts of the five-storey building located along Folagbade road in Ijebu Ode.

The state government said the structure violated the building codes of the state with numerous defects.

Mrs Daniel however slammed the state government describing the demolition as Executive recklessness.

The court asked the government to stay off the property pending the determination of the substantiative matter filed before it.

The matter with Suit No: HCJ212/2023 was filed by DAKTEMS Enterprises Limited as plaintiff and joined the Governor of Ogun State, Attorney General of Ogun State, Ogun State Planning & Development Permit Authority and Urban Development as well as Ogun State Commissioner for Physical Planning, as defendants.

The matter prayed the court for “an ex parte order restraining the defendants/respondents and their agents, allies, proxies, assigns, cronies, servants and any other person(s), however described, either claiming through them or acting on their behalf, in whatsoever manner, upon their authority/instruction, from demolishing the property known, being or lying at No. 62, ljebu Ode/Ibadan Road, ljebu Ode, Iiebu Ode Local Government Area, Ogun State,” pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice herein filed.

“An order of the court mandating and/or otherwise directing parties to maintain status quo, i.e. the position of things, as it were, as of the time of filing, hearing and determination of this application.”

In his ruling, Justice N. O. Durojaiye directed that all parties in the case maintain the status quo on the property as of today September 11, 2023.

“The applicant shall file an affidavit of status quo, showing the state of the disputed property as of today within 72 hours from today.

“The originating processes and all other processes shall be served on the respondents within 24 hours from today.

“The motion for Interlocutory Injunction is adjourned for hearing on September 27, 2023.”