Former Ogun Council Chairman Admits To Leasing Gov’t Land For 99-Years Without Due Process

….. as OGHA summons HoR Member, Isiaka

Former chairman of Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Hon. Sikiru Adesina on Tuesday, admitted before the state’s House of Assembly (OGHA) probing allegations of fraud levelled against him that he leased government land to some politicians for 99 years without following the due process.

This is coming just as the embattled former Council Chairman disclosed to the OGHA committee that beneficiary of the illegal lease of land and other council’s property remains the incumbent House of Representatives member representing Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, RT. Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka.

These were part of the defence put up by the embattled immediate past chairman of Ewekoro LGA, Adesina when he appeared yesterday at the resumed hearing the Assembly’s Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-corruption to defend himself over allegations of fraudulent sales and lease of government lands and property levelled against by the concerned Citizens of Ewekoro LGA.

Speaking before the House’s Committee, chaired by Hon. Bello Oluwadamilare, the embattled former Council boss said all the government lands leased to the National Assembly (NASS) member, Isiaka were done with the approval of the Finance and General Purpose Committee (FIGPC) of Ewekoro LGA, irrespective of wether such lease complied or not with the existing Ogun State Local Government laws.

Adesina confidently explained to the committee that those property in question leased to Hon. Isiaka were done under three different applications, but originated from the same federal lawmaker.

Meanwhile, Adesina’s defence before the OGHA committee was in sharp disagreement with that if the Head of Locals Government Administration (HOLGA), Mrs. Kemi Ogunyewo who informed the committee that the Council has record for four land leased to the federal lawmaker as against only one lease claimed by Adesina for the purpose of constructing a skill acquisition centre for youths if Ewekoro LGA.

The documents submitted by Ogunyewo before the committee also indicated that a particular two plots of land leased on which a privately owned shopping complex is sitting has no record of paying rent for the past over seven years.

Consequent upon the revelations, the Assembly’s House Committee has however, summoned the House of Reps member, Hon. Isiaka to appear before it in respect to the government’s properties allegedly leased to him in the council with following the due process before adjourning its sitting till next week Tuesday 17th September, 2024.