Ogun State Government has extended the deadline for property owners/occupiers affected by its ongoing audit exercises to submit their title documents by two weeks.
The State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Town Planner Olatunji Odunlami who announced this in a statement made available to Edu-biznews on Wednesday, said that the extension was aimed at giving property owners and developers more time to either present their planning permits or approach the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and its agencies to regularize their unapproved developments.
The extension according to him, demonstrates the goodwill of the State Government in response to representations made by a cross-section of the affected property owners both in Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode which reflects its commitment to the rule of law and transparency.
The government emphasizes that this magnanimity does not derogate whatsoever from its constitutional and statutory actions already carried out on the matter.
The government again reiterates that the physical development audit exercise currently taking place in Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, and elsewhere across the State is not a witch hunt of any individual or organization, but a continuous effort towards ensuring sustainable urban development across the state.
The ongoing exercise has generated serious controversy between the government and former governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, a Senator representing Ogun East who accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of political vendetta, alleging that the exercise was targeted at his personal properties in Sagamu
Daniel had dragged the administration to State High Court in Sagamu which
issued an interim order restraining the Ogun State Government and its agents from demolishing or tampering with properties belonging to him or his wife , Yeye Olufunke Daniel until hearing and determination of substantive motion on notice
In his ruling, Justice O.S. Oloyede barred the defendants, their allies, proxies, assigns, cronies, and any persons acting on their behalf from carrying out any demolition, enforcing the quit notice issued on August 8, 2025, or otherwise interfering with the claimants’ possession of the properties
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