Chief Of Workers To Lagos Governor, Tayo Ayinde, Allegedly Linked To Over N500million Land Scandal

Tayo Ayinde, the Chief of Workers to the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been accused of gross impersonation, assault over a landed property belonging to Chief Adetunji Omisore and one Tajudeen Mohammed, at No. 4, Ladoke Akintola Road, GRA Ikeja.
It was gathered that Ayinde, in a bid to forcibly get hold of the land, value N500million, destroyed properties value hundreds of thousands of naira, through the use of the police and different safety forces to assault the landowners.

“The incessant subject of Lagos State officers meddling within the affairs of landowners and their wanton and indiscriminate destruction of properties amongst different vices was delivered to the fore following an unauthorised demolition and sealing off of a property, belonging to Chief Adetunji Omisore and one Tajudeen Mohammed, at No. 4, Ladoke Akintola Road, GRA Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday July 19, 2022. #4Ladoke.
“Fingered on this allegation enjoying prominently on this saga is the Chief of Workers to the Lagos State governor, Tayo Ayinde, the proprietor of Watercrest Resort and quite a few selection properties across the Lagos metropolis, who lives reverse the above-mentioned handle, exactly occupying No.5, Ladoke Akintola Road, GRA Ikeja,” a supply stated.
It was learnt that the Lagos State Constructing Management Company (LSBCA) served the proprietor and developer of the stated property a seven-day demolition discover on Friday, July 15, 2022.
On Monday, July 18, the developer approached the final supervisor of LSBCA, Gbolahan Oki, who was lately reinstated after he was suspended by the governor, for clarification on the unlawful motion.
“Notice that the property in query is below the authorisation and jurisdiction of the Federal Authorities of Nigeria,” the supply added.
Oki was quickly booted out when a high-rise block of luxurious flats below building within the neighbourhood of Ikoyi collapsed, killing not less than 42 individuals in November 2021.
“The homeowners’ efforts to show to the company that they’ve the authorized paperwork on the stated land fell on deaf ears because the proprietor was kicked out of the workplace of the final supervisor and ordered to ship the doc by way of official channel the next day.
“Nonetheless, with out ready for the 7 day discover to lapse, on Tuesday, July 19, the company moved caterpillar and Black Maria to the positioning to start demolition of the over N500million funding as early as 6am within the morning, barricading the property whereas the employees have been assaulted.

“Not solely have been those that made makes an attempt to file the unlawful actions of the policemen connected to the governor’s workplace crushed, their devices have been additionally confiscated.
“It took the intervention of the Presidential Committee on Lease in Abuja to place a cease to the demolition after frantic calls have been made to them. By then, a brand new six-bedroom bungalow, a penthouse, the reception of the resort constructing amongst different issues had been leveled down on the 3800 sq. metres property,” he stated.
An official on the Lagos State Constructing Management confirmed Ayinde gave Oki directive for the demolition of the construction.
It was additionally alleged that after the sealing of the property when demotion was halted by the Nigerian authorities, the Chief of Workers, who can be a detailed ally of the main presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, allotted a portion of the property to a building firm.
The corporate was awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the street overlaying the entire stretch of Ladoke Akintola Road, as web site workplace.
“From all indications, it’s turning into obvious that Tayo Ayinde’s actions are allegedly including to the lengthy record of nefarious state-backed land-grabbing nightmares,” the supply added.