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Land Dispute: Family petitions Tinubu over alleged eviction threat by Faleke, river basin agency

Land Dispute: Family petitions Tinubu over alleged eviction threat by Faleke, river basin agency

By GhanaSummary NewsroomNigeria

The Akinole-Oshiun family of Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in a dispute over an 8,000-square-metre parcel of land, alleging that lawmaker James Faleke and the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) are seeking to eject it from the property.

The disputed land is located along Lateef Jakande Road, opposite the Coca-Cola factory in Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State In an open letter shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, the family alleged that Mr Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, recently ed the property with land agents and lawyers while pursuing what the family described as a long lease from OORBDA.

It said the House’s Rules and Business Committee subsequently resolved that the Lagos State Government should comply with the court decisions and recognise the family as owners of the 398-acre property.

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