Stakeholders in the Olugbesan Family of Oke-Agbeni, Ibadan, have urged former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Hazeem Gbolarunmi, to refrain from selling or having anything to do with their properties.
In a communiqué released after their monthly meeting on Sunday at the Olugbesan family compound, the stakeholders expressed concern over reports that Mr. Gbolarunmi continues to sell their family land and is attempting to seize additional properties belonging to the Olugbesan family.
“Despite our public outcry regarding the illegal sale of our family’s land at Olugbesan’s village, Mr. Hazeem Gbolarunmi has not ceased this activity.
The latest incident involves the unlawful sale of our family’s land through one Adeoye Femi (a.k.a Femi Baale and Alfa Leke. We want to state here categorically that anyone who does business these people is doing so at his or her own risk.
“We equally want to inform Mr Gbolarunmi that the family will legally resist any further attempts to sell any portion of its land, whether at Olugbesan’s village or elsewhere in the state.”
The family also cautioned Mr. Gbolarunmi against using the Olugbesan name to target Prince Gbolagade Adeyemi, CEO of MICH Royal Company Nigeria Limited.
“We have discovered that since Prince Gbolagade submitted evidence of payments made into Mr. Gbolarunmi’s account regarding our family’s land at Olugbesan village, he (Gbolarunmi) has been filing frivolous petitions against Prince Gbolagade. We challenge Mr. Gbolarunmi to take Prince Gbolagade to court if he possesses any evidence against him.”
Regarding allegations that Prince Gbolagade owes the Olugbesan family N65 million, the stakeholders stated this is another tactic by Mr. Gbolarunmi to intimidate him. “As a family, we have the final say regarding our land, and we declare that Prince Gbolagade does not owe the family any money related to the sale of our land.”
The Olugbesan stakeholders encouraged all legitimate family members to attend monthly meetings, stating that many visitors accommodated in their compound are collaborating with outsiders, particularly those from Abeokuta, to deprive them of their ancestral properties.