Tinubu Estate Moves to Recover Orile/Iganmu Land as 99-Year Lease to Ojora Family Expires

Chief Akinfolabi Akindele, Sole Power of Attorney to the trustees of Madam Iyalode Efunroye Tinubu’s Estate, has declared that the estate is reclaiming its interest in land at Orile/Iganmu, Lagos, following the expiration of a 99-year lease granted to the Ojora family in 1925.

The declaration places renewed attention on the historical land arrangement and the conditions attached to the lease, registered as No. 39, Page 38, Volume 195 at the Lagos Land Registry.

Akindele said the land formed part of a larger property acquired by Madam Efunroye Tinubu from Oloto Baalo in 1834 before the colonial government leased the disputed portion to the Ojora family for farming and residential purposes.

He maintained that the lease has now expired, arguing that the estate’s reversionary interest in the property has consequently become due. He also alleged that the Ojora family breached the original lease conditions by subletting and selling portions of the land to third parties.

The estate has directed that future transactions involving land within the survey plan attached to the original lease should be handled through its authorised attorney.

The development raises important questions for landholders, prospective buyers and property developers operating in the Orile/Iganmu area, particularly over the terms of the original lease, the status of subsequent transactions and the documentation underpinning claims to the property.

The estate’s position is that the expiration of the lease supports its claim to recover the property. Any competing claims or disputes over the land would, however, need to be assessed against the relevant title documents, lease terms and applicable legal decisions.

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