Fresh tensions have emerged within the family of late former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, as a dispute over his estate escalates into a full-blown legal battle, prompting a court to halt all transactions involving his properties.
The crisis is unfolding at an Oyo State High Court, where Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto has filed a suit challenging how the estate is being managed following her father’s death.
In the case, she accused the appointed administrators — Oluwakemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi — of sidelining her in key decisions and proceeding with asset-related transactions without her approval.
Details presented before the court indicate that the former governor’s estate includes a wide range of high-value properties across major cities such as Lagos, Abuja, and Ibadan, alongside assets in the United Kingdom and the United States. A hospitality investment in Ghana also forms part of the estate.
Aderinto claimed that some of the assets had already been disposed of, while others were being considered for sale or business partnerships, raising concerns about transparency and fairness in the estate’s administration.
She urged the court to intervene swiftly to protect her interests, warning that continued dealings could permanently affect her entitlement.
Ruling on the matter, the court ordered a temporary freeze on all transactions linked to the estate, barring the administrators from selling, transferring, or entering agreements involving any of the properties until the dispute is resolved. The court also directed that the case be fast-tracked.
In a dramatic twist, the claimant is also pushing for DNA tests involving herself and six other individuals, including a federal lawmaker, to establish biological ties to the deceased.
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She further requested that the court approve the exhumation of Adebayo Alao-Akala’s remains to facilitate the tests, with results to be handled confidentially and disclosed only during court proceedings.
The court is expected to rule on the request at the next hearing scheduled for April 16, 2026.
Since the former governor’s death in January 2022, disagreements over the control and sharing of his estate have continued to generate controversy within the family.
Below are some of the assets:
- 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 proposed site of Alao-Akala College of Health Sciences and Umera Farms)
- Olowolagba Microfinance Bank
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