TINUBU AND FASHOLA IN LAGOS LAND SCAM WORTH BILLIONS
We, the Lagos Progressives Movement once again wish to update fellow Nigerians online on the various land scams perpetuated by Former Governor Bola Tinubu and now aided and covered up by Governor Babatunde Fashola. The facts stated below are true and verifiable. We have gone further to quote real names of collaborators and addresses of properties for readers to verify themselves.
We had posted a similar piece but this is an updated and slightly abridged version with new facts added. We are reposting this due to popular demand by many well meaning Lagosians. Please read and digest:
Tinubu is the number one landlord in Lagos and has turned Lagos land worth trillions of naira into his personal possession to be used freely or given away unaccounted for. Even after he left office, Tinubu still continues to steal Lagos land under the watch of Fashola. He gives out Lagos land to curry political favours and still occasional sign certificate of occupancy even as ex governor and backdating them to period he was in office.
These brazen acts of corruption are with the active collaboration of select few public officers who are obscenely wealthy at the expense of Lagos tax payers. Most notable are Gbenga Ashafa-formerly executive secretary and now Permanent Secretary, Land’s Bureau since 2001; Mrs Awofisayo-formerly Permanent Secretary and now Special Adviser, New Town Development Authority (NTDA), and a relation of Bola Tinubu from Iragbiji, Osun state who has been in charge of NTDA since 1999; Hakeem Muri-Okunola-PA to former Gov Tinubu and now Executive Secretary, Land’s Bureau; Mrs Nike Animashaun-Director, Land Services and known to be close to Bola Tinubu and Tunji Olowolafe. These people are arguably the wealthiest unelected public servants ever in the history of Lagos state. They are major wheelers and dealers of prime land. We mentioned in our earlier publication that the Land’s Bureau at Alausa stinks of corruption.
We catalogue below a few brazen acts of stealing and corruption committed by Tinubu and aided by Fashola on the good tax payers of Lagos
Tinubu’s greed and primitive acquisition tendency knows no bound. In fact, it is believed that Lagos land personally converted by him is worth over N500 billion and growing because he hasn’t stopped. A few of them are listed below:
1. 4 Oyinkan Abayomi (formerly Queens) Drive, Ikoyi. A 5 bedroom detached house on 1 acre of Land which was a Lagos State Governor’s guest house since 1979 now belongs to Bola Tinubu. The C of O was signed and released to him by Fashola in 2007 shortly after he assumed office. The property is valued at N450million
2. Tinubu’s residence at 26 Bourdillon road, Ikoyi was initially falsely presented as Oando Plc guest house. Later, he purportedly bought it from Oando, and used public fund to rebuild and renovate it. Recently, the Lagos state government bought the property and paid undisclosed sum to him and thereafter gave the property back to him under the bogus Pension Bill he signed to law shortly before he left office in 2007. The property is worth over N600million
3. The annex of the Lagos State Guest House in Asokoro, Abuja was bought by the State Government in 2006 for N450million purportedly to protect the main house from security breach. Shortly after he left office, the property was transferred to him under the pension plan he signed into law before he left office.
4. The 250 hectare land valued at about N35billion strategically located at the Ajah junction on Lekki Road which was initially meant for a General Hospital for the people of Eti-Osa local government was stolen by Tinubu and handed over to Trojan Estate Ltd- a company owned by Deji and Wale Tinubu to develop as Royal Garden housing estate at the expense of the tax payers of Lagos
5. The 1,000 hectares of land valued at about N75billion located at Lakowe near Abijo at Ibeju-Lekki LG and given to LCC which is part owned by Tinubu and Fashola and being developed as golf course and housing estate by Assets and Resource Management Ltd(ARM) as ADIVA project
6. The prime land of 157 Hectares with 2.5km of Atlantic beachfront valued at about N10billion and stolen by Tinubu from the communities of Siriwon, Igbekodo, Apakin, etc in Ibeju-Lekki LG and given to Ibukun Fakeye-his crony to build a golf course and luxury villa with little or no compensation to the villagers. In addition, Tinubu paid $20million (N3billion) out of public treasury to Ibukun Fakeye to commence the project in late 2006. Fashola has since released additional funding for this project which is not owned by the state government.
7. The 14 Hectares Parkview Ikoyi Estate foreshore land reclaimed by Lagos State Government is now owned by Bola Tinubu.
8. While in office, he allocated to himself the former Strabag yard beside the Lagos state secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja. The property is now being developed into a shopping mall as big as the Palms in Lekki. This is public property brazenly stolen and now owned by Tinubu aided by Fashola
9. Also the choice property at Lekki-Epe road on which he built and owns the multi-billion naira Oriental Hotel and the extension of multi-storey car park beside it. Also the multi-level recreation centre by Mobil in Oniru Estate on Lekki-Epe road jointly owned with ARM and Tunji Olowolafe. All these assets valued at over N25billion were obtained without paying a kobo to the Lagos State Government.
10. Tinubu and Fashola sold the following prime Lagos properties to their personal friend and front-Prince Dipo Eludoyin at very ridiculous prices:
• The 3.8hectares of land of Lagos State Fisheries office in VI(beside the Institute of Oceanography) valued at N3billion
• The Fishery landing jetty at Badore (where the Ilubirin fishermen were to be relocated) valued at N500million
• The entire Ogudu foreshore scheme initially earmarked for low cost housing scheme valued at N5billion
• The Ilubinrin housing estate (which used to house Lagos state civil servants and judges up till 2007) valued at N2.5billion
• The former Julius Berger yard at Oko Orisan, Epe valued at N450million

11. Tinubu raised a loan of N4.7billion on Eko Akete Project for which nothing was achieved before he turned around to sell the property to his Chagouri friends of C & C and Hitech Construction Ltd at ridiculously low price at the expense of the tax payers of Lagos.
12. Tinubu applied to personally purchase the Federal Secretariat building while in office. When he couldn’t get to buy it, he directed Fashola to stop the eventual owner of the complex to develop it. The complex is presently wasting away courtesy of the Lagos State Government.
13. It took several months of horse trading and underhand payments before Gov Fashola could allow the new owners of 1004 flats to redevelop the complex.
14. Several other buyers of Federal Government properties and developers of properties in Ikoyi, VI and GRA Ikeja were forced to succumb to the outrageous demands of Tinubu, Fashola, Commissioner Abosede and other officials of the Lagos State Physical Planning Ministry and were made to pay ridiculous amounts to private accounts before their redevelopments were approved. Those who refused or are unable to pay could not develop their properties. This is a major economic strangulation of property developers and has contributed largely to the sky rocketing rent in Ikoyi, VI and Lekki axis.
15. Tinubu converted all the plots of land where Lagos Polytechnic was located at Ikosi near the old toll gate. He chased away the polytechnic in 2006 and went ahead to locate the choice plots to himself, his cronies and political associates. The headquarter of Television Continental (TVC) which is owned by him is located there. He deprived the youths of Lagos of decent education because of his greed.
16. Tinubu single handedly sold the prime land on Aboyade Cole, VI which was recovered from some allotees, to UACN Properties Plc. The amount of proceeds was shrouded in secrecy.
17. Eludoyin, fronting for Tinubu built the estate directly opposite Goshen Beach Estate in Lekki area
18. Tinubu’s wife Remi Tinubu built the massive New Era Foundation youth camp at the junction of Eleko off the Lekki-Epe express road with Lagos state funds and has now converted it to personal use
19. Tinubu also owns the Fara park estate and the Beach wood estate both in Lekki
20. The Critical care unit at the LASUTH in Ikeja built and equipped with state funds is now owned personally by Tinubu. He has put one Dr Sikiru Tinubu (a supposed cousin of his) to run the outfit. It is run as a private unit and the proceeds are pocketed by the duo. The unit charges its users exorbitantly and most Lagosians can hardly afford to pay its high charges. Much of the revenue is derived from fees paid by the state govt for patients referred there by its General Hospitals.
21. Several prominent Nigerians in the judiciary, police, INEC, and other sensitive agencies have obtained prime land from former Gov Tinubu and Gov Fashola over the years without paying a kobo. Many of them had turned around to sell the land to third parties at substantial profit.
Many top officials in the police, INEC and the judiciary who participated in the 2003 and 2007 elections and tribunals in states where Tinubu has interest were compromised with parcels of free prime Lagos land and cash. If the Lagos State Land’s Bureau could publish the names and identities of beneficiaries of land allotees from year 2000 to date, the scandal that will result is better imagined. Gbenga Ashafa and Mrs Awofisayo are the conduit through which these acts are being perpetuated. Both are also personally involved in various dubious land transactions on their own
22. Prime land and properties have been used to pay off public officials who are personally close to Tinubu and Fashola for ‘job well done’ or for being privy to sensitive information:
(a) Dele Alake, former commissioner for Information and Strategy was sold a whole house on Alexander road, ikoyi where he lived as official quarters at a giveaway price.
(b) Rauf Aregbesola, AC Osun State governorship candidate and former commissioner and Muiz Banire, still a serving commissioner got detached houses at Ladoke Akintola st, GRA Ikeja for the “good job” while serving under Tinubu.
(c) Yemi Cardoso and Wale Edun both former commissioners were sold houses on Iru close, and other location in old Ikoyi at giveaway prices by Tinubu. The list is endless.
23. Gov Fashola in the wake of the petition against him presented by “The True Face of Lagos” to the House of Assembly has succeeded in buying his way out of trouble temporarily by bribing each of the 40 members with cash and prime state land at Abijo GRA off Lekki-Epe road. In addition, he bought a N40million bullet proof jeep for the speaker in a desperate bid to ward off investigation by the assembly
These corrupt acts have deprived the tax payers of Lagos billions in revenue which could have been used for public projects. Indeed, the prime land stolen from the Lekki axis is enough to build the Lekki-Epe road without burdening residents and other tax payers with a 30 year concessioned toll road,
We know that people will say why don’t you take this matter to EFCC? Well the EFCC appears compromised on matters concerning Tinubu. If not, how come he has not been charged to court despite several petitions against him and in spite of Nuhu Ribadu’s boastful claims that he had enough evidence to nail him. Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi once fought hard to get the Supreme Court to rule that that the Police could investigate Tinubu for certificate forgery and perjury and prosecute him after he leaves office. He left office 3 years ago and lost his immunity but where is the Nigeria Police? But we know that eventually, his cup will run over and he will be brought to justice.
And why is there a conspiracy of silence by those known to be dogged fighters of corruption? Why are they watching as both men seems to be getting away with corruption?
We hope Lagosians will wake up and fight for their rights. The elites should speak out now and force the EFCC to take action. We once again call on the elders of Lagos, the elites at the Lagos Island Club, Ikoyi Club, Lawn Tennis Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, Ikeja Country Club, Eko Club, Metropolitan Club, The Boat Club, Apapa Club, etc. We also call on the religious leaders of both faith, prominent traditional rulers, the media, opinion molders and members of civil society to speak out
Let us join hands in the collective effort to call on the anti-corruption agencies, and in particular the EFCC, to act now and move into the Land’s Bureau and the State’s Treasury Office at Alausa to conduct a thorough investigation on Land matters from year 2000 to date. We assure the public that if this is done transparently, it might be possible to recover trillions of naira stolen from the tax payers of Lagos.
We thank the numerous members of the public who have responded with mails of commendations, moral and financial support. We want more of this from you and feel free to contact us by email lagosprogressives@yahoo.com. And those who think they can intimidate us with their scare tactics, they have failed woefully.
The Lagos Progressives
lagosprogresives@yahoo.com

@ Gbenga,

You must be a large beneficiary from Lagos PDP's annual budget because of your consistence blackmailing of these people. Even if PDP as a party has got good evidences like you have showed here, they should approach EFCC.

He gives out Lagos land to curry political favours and still occasional sign certificate of occupancy even as ex governor and backdating them to period he was in office.

I can never believe this cooked story.

@gbengapro, oloriburuku pataki ni e, won kin se nkan ire nileyin, abatenije nie, oma to ko agbako laye e, prepare for war. MAD DOG OF AKALA.

I dont think there is anything wrong in the allegations levelled against them. Lets wait and see how far it would go or proven

@ seanet,
do you have to go down that road.
remember when you had that beef with sagamite, you stood your ground and delivered whatever points you have.
a bit of etiquette is required at least, afterall gbengapro is also entitled to his views ,even if distasteful.
common man.

. can this be true?

@gbengapro,
iv noticed your continious attack on fashola, i would love if you could post the billions or rather trillions on obasanjo and other PDP members so we can compare and contrast but for now my candid opinion is that you are living on a PDP budget and you accusations are really streaming off the river. If EFCC(which isnt independent) has watched tinubu after his imunity walk free then go after ibori then dont you see that it is who holds the keys that opens the doors?the more money you loot and share to such agencies the more the imunity so hereby its causing government officials to loot the more as long as the settle as agreed.
your accusations on tinubu is not valid coz he was able to bend the law to favour his doubious acts. Im not a tinubu fan but i have to say this, hez brilliant.
one more thing gbenga,i would like you to post your own criminal acts by side tinubu and obasanjo and then ratio it and we will judge if you are not worse than these people. you are begining to sound like it hurts you you havnt been given the opportunity to empty the purses of tax payers and to think for a moment that anyone here belives you is a curse.

Nobody should dismiss these serious allegations - I am very sure they carry some elements of truth. The fact that BRF might be performing should divert attention from malapractices. Do remember this is Nigeria where most are compromised and have sold their souls to the devil in return for wealth most especially at the expense of the poor masses.

Interesting!!

bad belle no dey tire una.

everybody wants to be a governor or to put their own candidate there.

na so e easy?

@oderemo, i can understand why you said that, but it is not that i just said so, this demon called gbengapro has always been against anything called progress, when we were discussing yerima, he stood beside him, when we were discussing akalas arrogance he stood beside him, i want you to search all the past threads started by gbengapro, 90% are against FASHOLA seems he is a poverty development party member, I repeat, WON KIN SE NKAN RERE NILE AWON GBENGAPRO, HEAVEN WONT FALL.

The posters allegation however displayed has various element of consistency in it, if anything he's just expressing his/groups view on the malpractices going on under the administration of the current government. Unfortunately plenty would rather shy away and regard this as detractor. Shame plenty can do nothing.

let us see hw the it goes, these allegations are weighty.

Why am I not shocked by this allegation? lol!

Start asking more hard question now and idiots will ask for your head.

hi guys, we r mature pple here. we shd learn not 2 digest some info wt a pinch of salt. am nt a fan of this lagosprogressive grp, bt u must u/stnd dt some info here divulged r critical n lives much 2 b desired.

in as much as Tinubu n Fashola appear 2 hv done well in a country where provision of basic infrast for d governed is regardd a favor 2 dem, we shd nt b dcvd n rule out abuse, whc is obviously easier 2 perpetrate in ds situation n we continue 2 hail dem.

such grps must always exist 2 keep some excessess in chk. 4 cryin out loud ds state taxes even d grnd u stnd on. it is bcomin xploitative. cos dr s no opposition in d state 2 keep dem in chk.

guys, ps tk tym 2 visit d PROPERTY FORUM whr d[b] lawyer[/b] was magnanimous 2 xpress wt it cost 2 obtain a guvnors consent and also tips 2 avoid land scam by omoniles. recall dt Tinubu 1ce sayd dt land/landed property in Lagos is dr own oil. a visit to d forum may gv u a rethnk, do nt dwell on politics alone. u laern so much oon NL 4 free.

lets keep our ears 2 d grnd, we may find out more abt ds if we approach thgs differently.

cheers

Seun, Can we hav a "YAWN" icon?

where did you get this from

BRF as a person is nice, but without consulting a diviner u'll know that tinubu is capable of doing that. The man is one of the most greedy men the earth has witnessed, thats why he decided to impose his family on lagosians to enable him amass more wealth.

lol @ jobless and disgruntled elements.

Even when the whole of Lagos State is stolen, some will not notice.

Can you imagine the kind of curses poured on this Gbengapro just because he dared.

No wonder people steal left, right and center and people turned a blind eye.

Federal House just pardoned or turned blind eye on former speaker Etteh, the same way Senate had pardoned Okadigbo.

Bankole too will get pardoned. Anyone wey say I nor go chop, no go chop mentalities.

What happened to 'true face' of Lagos? Now it's Lagos Progressives Movement. What will they be called next year?

The guy has quoted names and addresses. I think it is worth investigating. Personally I don't trust this Tinibu man. I think he is an albatross hanging on Fasola's neck. The earlier he is cut lose, the better for fasola. Otherwise, he will drag fasola down with him.

personally,i am under no illusions that fashola tinubu or any of the present crop of politicians are saints, right now as things are constituted the best we can hope for and are enjoying is for elected officials to do the right thing which they are voted in for.tinubu could have done worse and foisted an akala on lagos state both pdp,acn,labour ,cpc are all criminals and none of them is innocent.
i can bet my plate of rice that whoever unearthed all these allegations including the posters are like criminals fighting each other for the spoils of the loot

hmm

lagos don suffer

i am listen

i am listen

why do lagos suffer

This allegations are extremely weighty considering how awash with addresses and details that can be easily verified by the police or audit teams.
I would however prefer that the allegations be sent to EFCC as a petition and then some action can happen.

For me, it matters not your pedigree, ALL allegations of wrong MUST be investigated.

lmao ojukoroju stealing from dimeji bankole efcc have not done anything is it a sitting governor who has immunity or tinubu the life wire of acn and jonathan's achiles heel they will probe ;d

I knew Tinubu was a criminal and a thief,but I never knew it was this bad

Little wonder he fights tooth and nail to see that his stooges remain governor of Lagos state,hmmmm.The woes of Lagos tax payers continues