Mohammed Shosanya
An Oyo state high in Ibadan,has summoned a former first lady of Oyo state, Kemi Alao-Akala to appear before it within 30 days of service of a writ of summons ordered on her and her co-defendant in a suit filed before the court for allegedly obtaining a letter of administration over the estate of late husband, former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala without the consent of the claimant.
The order was sequel to grant of an ex-parte motion, on an order of substituted service brought before it by Dipo Olasope (SAN), counsel to the claimant, Toyin Alao-Aderinto, against Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, over the mismanagement of the estate of late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala by the defendants and their privies.
The late Alao-Akala was governor of oyo state between 2007 – 2011 and died intestate.
The suit marked I/443/2024 is challenging the actions of the defendants, Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, who have been accused of allegedly obtaining a letter of administration from the Oyo state high court on the 6th of October, 2022, in connection with late Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala’s estate, mismanaging the deceased’s assets and properties and further excluding the claimant/applicant from benefitting from the distribution of the assests of the estate of late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, the claimant’s father.
The first daughter of the deceased Alao-Akala, Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto is seeking the leave of court, to declare as illegal, null and void, a letter of administration illegally obtained by the duo of Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi from the registry of the Oyo state high court and to also grant an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the defendants, including Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, by themselves, agents or privies or whomsoever is claiming through them, from continuing to sell or dispose any asset (real or personal), belonging to the late former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala.
Toyin Alao-Aderinto,in a letter dated 16th August, 2023, signed by Dipo Olasope SAN., principal partner, Dipo Olasope and co., and addressed to the duo of Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Akala, had stated that the “Letter of Administration over the estate of the Late Alao-Akala was illegally obtained by the duo of Kemi and Olamide to the exclusion of Toyin, being the first child and who by law should be one of the administrators, except she decline to act”.
While Toyin, who is the first child of late Alao-Akala has been sidelined in the scheme of things, Olamide, her mother and two other siblings, including Olamiju Alao-Akala, who is a serving House of Reps member, Kemi, who was first lady during the tenure of Alao-Akala as Governor and her son, Olamikunle, are working in unison to appropriate the estate of the deceased among the six of them, thereby excluding other legitimate children of Alao-Akala from benefiting from the estate of their late father, according to the letter from the law firm of Dipo Olasope and co.
The letter also revealed that the defendants, Kemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alao, after approaching the probate registry of the Oyo state high court, Ring Road, Ibadan to process the illegal Letter of Administration, without the consent of the Toyin who is the first child of the family, dealt wrongly and illegally with the assets of the deceased Alao-Akala.
A 21 days notice was issued to the defendants to amend the letter of Administration to accommodate Toyin and correct other anomalies therein, while another seven days notice was issued as required by law before the claimant approached the court to seek legal redress.
That the claimant, being the First Biological daughter of late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala (deceased), is entitled to inherit and have equal share (if not more), in the estate of late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, who died intestate on the 12th of January, 2022.
A declaration that the defendants have no right whatsoever, to deny the claimant of her bon-fide right(s), interest and entitlement to the estate of late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala.
A declaration that the letter of administration granted to the defendants by the Oyo state high court on the 6th day of October, 2022, in connection with late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala’s estate was fraudulently and illegally obtained and therefore, illegal, null and void, among other reliefs sought from the court.
