Stella Obasanjo, Diya, Useni others lose prime lands in Lagos

The Lagos State Government has cancelled 562 prime land allocations to prominent citizens and organisations in the highbrow Lekki Peninsula Schemes I and II and Abijo Government Reservation Area for failing to pay the prescribed fees.

Some of the prominent Nigerians affected by the cancellation are one Stella J. Abebe (suspected to be the late wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo); former Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya; former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lt. Gen. Jerry Useni; former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the late Clement Akpamgbo; former Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin; and former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Abiodun Ogunleye, and his wife.

Other prominent names on the list, which was released on Wednesday, are the current Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah; former Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Fulani Kwajafa; former Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Mrs. Titi Oseni; former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Joseph Sanusi; Prof. A.B.C Nwosu; and former Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority, Mr. Vincent Maduka; and renowned industrialist, B.O. Alex Duduyemi.

Others are Mr. Aina Tugbogbo; Mr. Matthew Jolayemi; Brig. Gen. Lawrence Onoja; Chief Fatai Idowu Arobieke; Mrs. Olayinka Abiola (suspected to be wife of the late Chief Moshood Abiola); Capt. A. A. Madueke; Maj. Gen. S. L. Yusuff; Alhaji Ahmed Onibudo; and Mrs. Teresa Omawunmi Ikimi; among others.

A curious name, Boss of Bosses, appeared on the list, but not even state officials could explain who the face behind the name was.

At the corporate level, a firm suspected to belong to Maryam, the late wife of the former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, El-Amin Nigeria Limited; Sunny Ade Organisation; defunct Republic Bank; Sea Petroleum & Gas Company Limited; Lady Mechanic Initiative; Nigeria Arab Construction, Allah-Deh Investment Limited; Merchant Bank of Africa Nigeria Limited; Peak Merchant Bank; First Interstate Bank Limited and Abacus Finance Limited, were also listed.
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