Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto, the first daughter of the late former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has approached the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, seeking the exhumation of her father’s remains to enable a DNA test to establish the true paternity of seven individuals claiming to be the governor’s biological children.
In the suit filed before Justice Taiwo of Court 12 at the High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, Alao-Aderinto is also asking the court to order that DNA tests be conducted on herself and her siblings, including a serving member of the House of Representatives, Olamijuwonlo.
Other individuals named for the paternity test include Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo, Tabitha, and Olamikunle, as listed in the motion on notice marked I/443/2024 and filed through her counsel, Oladipo Olasope, SAN.
The legal move marks a new chapter in a festering dispute within the Alao-Akala family over the late governor’s substantial estate. Alao-Akala died intestate on January 12, 2022, and tensions over the distribution of his assets became public in October that year.
The conflict escalated when the late governor’s wife, Kemi Alao-Akala, alongside Olamide Alabi, who is believed to be one of his daughters, secured a Letter of Administration from the Oyo State Probate Registry without the knowledge or consent of Alao-Aderinto.
Olasope, in a letter made public in August 2023, warned that the exclusion of the first daughter from the estate’s administration breached moral and legal principles, and cautioned that continued sidelining could deepen divisions within the family and tarnish the former governor’s legacy.
In her fresh court application, Alao-Aderinto requested that the DNA tests be conducted at a court-approved, accredited laboratory, and further urged the court to direct that the results be filed in a sealed envelope and submitted directly to the presiding judge for pronouncement in open court.
Supporting her request with an affidavit and accompanying exhibit, she accused the defendants of manipulating facts to exert exclusive control over the estate—an estate described as massive, with assets reportedly spanning properties in Ibadan, Lagos, Abuja, the United Kingdom, the United States, a five-star hotel in Ghana, luxury vehicles, and multiple bank accounts containing hundreds of millions in naira, dollars, and pounds sterling.
Alao-Aderinto maintained that her position is driven by a commitment to ensuring equitable treatment of all potential heirs, including nuclear and extended family members, aides of the late governor who served him honourably, and other individuals who may yet be identified. She opposed what she described as a “winner-takes-it-all” approach allegedly adopted by the current administrators.
She argued that the listing of only seven individuals as legal heirs, without broad consensus on their paternity, raises significant concerns about the legitimacy and fairness of the estate’s administration. Her plea, she stated, is a call for judicial intervention based on scientific verification.
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Other individuals named for the paternity test include Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo, Tabitha, and Olamikunle, as listed in the motion on notice marked I/443/2024 and filed through her counsel, Oladipo Olasope, SAN.
The legal move marks a new chapter in a festering dispute within the Alao-Akala family over the late governor’s substantial estate. Alao-Akala died intestate on January 12, 2022, and tensions over the distribution of his assets became public in October that year.
The conflict escalated when the late governor’s wife, Kemi Alao-Akala, alongside Olamide Alabi, who is believed to be one of his daughters, secured a Letter of Administration from the Oyo State Probate Registry without the knowledge or consent of Alao-Aderinto.
Olasope, in a letter made public in August 2023, warned that the exclusion of the first daughter from the estate’s administration breached moral and legal principles, and cautioned that continued sidelining could deepen divisions within the family and tarnish the former governor’s legacy.
In her fresh court application, Alao-Aderinto requested that the DNA tests be conducted at a court-approved, accredited laboratory, and further urged the court to direct that the results be filed in a sealed envelope and submitted directly to the presiding judge for pronouncement in open court.
Supporting her request with an affidavit and accompanying exhibit, she accused the defendants of manipulating facts to exert exclusive control over the estate—an estate described as massive, with assets reportedly spanning properties in Ibadan, Lagos, Abuja, the United Kingdom, the United States, a five-star hotel in Ghana, luxury vehicles, and multiple bank accounts containing hundreds of millions in naira, dollars, and pounds sterling.
Alao-Aderinto maintained that her position is driven by a commitment to ensuring equitable treatment of all potential heirs, including nuclear and extended family members, aides of the late governor who served him honourably, and other individuals who may yet be identified. She opposed what she described as a “winner-takes-it-all” approach allegedly adopted by the current administrators.
She argued that the listing of only seven individuals as legal heirs, without broad consensus on their paternity, raises significant concerns about the legitimacy and fairness of the estate’s administration. Her plea, she stated, is a call for judicial intervention based on scientific verification.
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I sha know olamide and olamiju no need DNA cos they swallowed their father, resemblance na water. If you see olamide ,you've seen akala in woman body
ReplyDeleteSee as them dey call the assests like say no be thief him thief some, like say na him full swear, Kai! This Country sha…
ReplyDeleteKelvin Dat Edo Boi (Stellz Cousin)
My thoughts exactly.
DeleteWhat was Alao Akala engaged in to have acquired all these? Blatant looting and pillaging of the Oyo state treasury and nothing more.
The highest position he got to in the Nigerian police force was as an ADC to the IG of police. He served one term as governor and isn't known for business outside owning a radio station and TDB ventures. So where is he getting money to have Hundreds of Millions in Naira, dollars and pounds? Outright theft!
Children of a thief should hide their heads in shame and not be disturbing the public and the courts on who should have a share in the bounty.
the end of a thief is always bad, see the children fighting over properties they never worked for.
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ReplyDeleteSo it's because of property and wealth that they don't want the dead to rest in peace?
ReplyDeleteAs if their dad took any of these things with him to the grave🙄
Trouble, trouble
ReplyDeleteWhy a Will is always good.
ReplyDeleteBut even with it, where there is covetousness and greed, there will be strife.
Where there is greed and and strife, all manners of evil abound Will or no Will.
I paraphrased the Bible and wrote from experiential knowledge.
And the Bible never lies.
Let the court decide on merits
Let the Nigerian jurisprudence be enriched.
It is hoped that they all are ready for any shocking result/decision
This kind of case should not stay in court more than 3 months
Anybody opposing this suit ....
Almost forgot about Cyber Laws.
Polygamy wahala...
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing Akala's burial room....and the vanities of life.
Wahala for deadi body....
ReplyDeleteAnd the owner of deadi body!
DeleteThere’s no peace to the wicked! Exhume ke! Aru!!
ReplyDeleteNo peace for the wicked even in the grave.
ReplyDeleteNo peace for the wicked even in the grave.
ReplyDeleteA man at this level dying without a will is shameful. Leaving behind all this stress and mayhem for someone else to deal with. She should give him two hot slaps to the skull when they exhume the body.
ReplyDeleteWahala dey ooo
ReplyDelete~ Icefishseller
Na wa ooooooo
ReplyDeleteHmmm 🤔🤔🤔
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