Civil society group backs Lagos Assembly ruling on Ojaekomo land allocation
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The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-being has endorsed the Lagos State House of Assembly's resolution allocating a disputed parcel of land to the Ojaekomo and Ojomu families, saying the former 60-hectare title remains revoked.
The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-being (CPASW) has backed the position of the Lagos State House of Assembly on the allocation of portions of a disputed parcel of land to the Ojaekomo and Ojomu families. The organisation said the former title covering about 60 hectares had been revoked before the subsequent allocations and remains cancelled.
Speaking at a press briefing on the outcome of the Assembly's intervention in the dispute, the Centre's Secretary, Oluwagbamila Oluwasegun, and counsel to the Ojaekomo family, Olu Akinkuowo, said the Assembly reached its position at a meeting on September 10, 2026 following petitions over the ownership and use of the property. The meeting was attended by representatives of both families, Bashiru Fakorede and his counsel, the Executive Secretary of the Lands Bureau, the Surveyor-General and other government officials, and was presided over by the Chairman of the relevant House Committee, Noheem Adams, who represents Eti-Osa Constituency and is Majority Leader of the Assembly.
The organisation said the Assembly affirmed that under Section 1 of the Land Use Act, land in Lagos State is vested in the Governor, who holds it in trust and has authority to allocate land in accordance with the law. It added that the allocation of 27 hectares and 32 hectares to the Ojaekomo and Ojomu families respectively followed a resolution of the House.
The Centre further said the Assembly directed Fakorede and the Ojomu family to restrict their activities to the 32.1 hectares allocated to them and to stay off the 27.9 hectares allocated and demarcated for the Ojaekomo family.
The organisation commended the Assembly for intervening in the dispute and said the resolution provided further clarification on the status of the property. It alleged, however, that activities were still taking place on the portion allocated to the Ojaekomo family despite the Assembly's position, and called on the relevant authorities to enforce the resolution, investigate any unauthorised activities on the land and take legal action against anyone found to have violated the allocation or relevant Lagos State property laws.