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June 30, 2005
Alake: Ruling house queries aspirant over sale of family land
The last has not been heard of the controversies trailing the selection of a new Alake of Abeokuta. One of such squabbles is a query issued to one of the aspirants to the coveted stool by the family head of the Laarun ruling house, billed to produce the next and 10th Alake. Chief Anthony Labiran has asked Prince Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo to explain his role in the alleged sale of a family land.
By Segun Adeleye,
reporter, Abeokuta
Adedotun, a retired colonel and former principal staff officer to the late Chief of General Staff (CGS), General Tunde Idiagbon, has denied the accusation of disposing of the land.
But in a letter dated June 20, the family head insisted that Adedotun was privy to the sale through family surveyor, Mr. Salami Ajisafe-Moore, adding that family members were not impressed by the explanation earlier given.
“It is baseless and unfounded rumour that Prince Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo sold any of the family plots at Alapa village, opposite Idi-Ori junction on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway,” Ajisafe-Moore had stated in respect of the 22.624 hectares of land in dispute.
In the same vein, the lawyer, Mr. Olukunmi Lalude whom Adedotun said had been given a portion of the land for winning the land case for the family has vehemently denied taking possession of any such land.
“ I need not emphasized the fact that this land matter has been causing the Gbadebo family serious embarrassment. Consequently, as a member and arrow-head of the committee in charge of the land, please forward your response on the attached letter to me within 24 hours of the receipt hereof, kindly treat as urgent” the family head stated in the letter to Adedotun.
Posted by Publisher at June 30, 2005 05:13 PM
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