A legal battle over the estate of the late Adebayo Alao-Akala has brought to light a vast array of properties owned by the former Oyo State governor. The dispute surfaced during proceedings at an Oyo State High Court, where Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto, the deceased’s first daughter, challenged the administration of his estate.
Aderinto, in suit I/443/2024, contends that she holds both legal and equitable interests in her father’s estate. She alleged that some assets had already been sold without her consent, and that there were ongoing attempts to dispose of additional properties or enter joint venture arrangements involving the estate.
Defendants in the case include Oluwakemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, identified as executors and administrators of the estate. The court has restrained the defendants from selling or engaging in any transactions concerning the properties until the suit is resolved and has ordered an accelerated hearing.
Aderinto is also seeking court approval for DNA tests on herself and six others—Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo, Olamiju (a current member of the House of Representatives), Tabitha, and Olamikunle—to establish their biological relationship with the late governor. She requested that her father’s remains be exhumed for the tests, with results submitted under seal to the presiding judge. The court has adjourned the matter to April 16, 2026, for ruling.
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Listed among the properties in dispute are:
• 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
Since Alao-Akala’s passing on January 12, 2022, at the age of 71 in Ogbomoso, the administration and distribution of his estate have been subjects of ongoing legal contention.