Arijodi Land Dispute: Chief (Mrs.) Ologede Puts Record Straight, Assures Land Owners Of Justice
Chief (Mrs.) Celicia Taiwo Ologede, the Eyelobirin of Eleyowo Community has assured all those who purchased land from the family of Arijodi Ologunmolare of justice.
Mrs. Ologede made this known while addressing journalists at Eleyowo Community in Akure North recently saying that she cannot stand where injustice is reigning.
“My grandfather, Aladekanye is the one that was called Arijodi and one the children of Deji of Akure born in Ilemo and after he retired from active service from PWD Ilesha, he came back to settle in Akure.
She said: “It was some of my younger brothers from Ologunmolare/ Arijodi land, this is a land given to Ologunmolare Arijodi who was my maternal grandfather by the then Deji of Akure land.
“The same set of children of my brothers and sisters conspired together to take me to court over the land.
While narrating the circumstances behind the land, Chief (Mrs.) Ologede said the land was part of the pieces of land government of Ondo State took from the family and were not utilized before she took it upon herself to write the government to reclaim the ownership since government was not using it.
“We approach the ministry in company of Mr. E.A Oni who was then secretary while I am the chairman. Both of us were signatories to the documents of the land and any receipt for the purpose of fairness and transparency.
“It was 2008 during the government of Dr. Olusegun Agagu that we got the land back, what has been taking from us since 1967. It was my grandfather that was prominent because of his chieftaincy position as Arijodi.
“The family is relatively very large. We all came together and appointed secretary and chairman in line with the advice of ministry and the surveyor whose name is Michael finished the surveying work of the land and it was shared accordingly.
“In my own family my mother was the firstborn of Aladekanye Arijodi who gave birth to nine children including two sons. For the two sons, we gave 65 plots to one and 60 plots to the other because of their positions.
“For the women, we gave 35 plots to one and 30 plots to other based on their hierarchy in the family and we even gave to the children of the dead among the family members, and the grandchildren including Boluwaji the grandson of Ajayi whose father was given 65 plots, who is now the brain behind all forms of crises being witnessed over the land.
Chief (Mrs.) Ologede pointed Boluwaji was given 10 plots of land at the same time he greedily sold what was given to his younger brother.
“After the judgment on December 3rd 2021 we called for meeting at the nearby venue, that was the new Palace of Deji in Akure, we made the announcement on Radio and Newspaper but they did not turn up.
She used the medium to advise the Boluwaji group to desist from unwholesome practices and allow peace in the land saying that they are one big family.
Chief (Mrs.) Ologede said God has been helping her to stand by the truth which she said was the major tool that God used to give her victory at the court and in all places where she was reported by Boluwaju group.
She made the necessary documents available to journalists at Eleyowo and pointed out that truth will prevail.
She informed all those who have purchased land there stand firm and that justice will have it’s course over the matter in no distant time.
“Boluwaji is not a direct son of Aladekanye, he is grandson. His father Ajayi Aladekanye was one of the nine children. My grandmother was the first wife, she gave birth to three children, the second wife Baba Aladekanye was the woman that gave to five children the father of Boluwaji happened to be one of the children and the third wife to one child.”
Mama Ologede pointed out that Boluwaji should stop misleading the public the way he has been saying that he is a direct son of Aladekanye Arijodi.