Ogun govt denies sealing Gbenga Daniel’s house, hotels

The Ogun State Government has denied sealing a house and hotels belonging to former governor and senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Tunji Odunlami, made this known at a press conference in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Odunlami urged Daniel to send a representative to the relevant government office to present documents for verification and obtain the necessary clearance.

Odunlami maintained that the government follows a clear procedure whenever a property is to be sealed.

He explained that before sealing, a property is physically marked and a sticker or cross-sign indicating sealing is pasted on it.

The commissioner said the notice pasted was not a sealing notice but a stop-and-quit notice, directing the property’s representatives to appear for clarification.

“What we are doing now is no exception. This exercise was done in Abeokuta and is now extended to Shagamu and Ijebu-Ode,” he said.

He added that it would also be carried out in Ota and Ilaro where there are Government Reserved Areas.

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Odunlami said: “All building owners served with the notice simply need to visit the issuing office with their permits and documents for verification.

“As we speak, Senator Gbenga Daniel has yet to do so or make any representation to that effect.”

The commissioner said the state government has a mandate to enforce physical planning laws daily, guided by law and public good, not the identity of developers.

The enforcement notices issued, he noted, are part of several issued regularly to support urban development and regulate land use in the public interest.

“The goal is not to victimise anyone who obeys the law,” Odunlami said, stressing that genuine developers respond through proper channels for plan adjustments or ratifications.

He added that the government does not concede the stated ages or stages of any development, as the law is clear on the matter.

The commissioner added: “The state’s physical planning law applies at any time to all developments, including those predating the law, and can be enforced accordingly.

“Section 73 states that an enforcement notice may be issued regardless of whether the unauthorised development occurred before the commencement of the law.”

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