The family crisis surrounding the estate of former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has taken a dramatic turn as his first daughter, Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, approached the Oyo State High Court seeking a DNA test to determine the paternity of seven individuals claiming to be the late politician’s biological children.
In a suit filed before Justice Taiwo of Court 12 at the High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, Alao-Aderinto also requested a court order for the exhumation of her father’s remains from the mausoleum in his Ogbomoso country home for the purpose of conducting the test.
Listed for the DNA testing are Olamijuwonlo (a member of the House of Representatives), Olamide, Adebukola, Olamipo, Tabitha, and Olamikunle, as well as Alao-Aderinto herself. The case was registered as Suit No. I/443/2024, and filed through her legal counsel, Oladipo Olasope (SAN).
She is seeking the court’s directive that the paternity test be conducted in a court-approved and accredited laboratory, with the results sealed and submitted directly to the presiding judge for pronouncement in open court.
The legal action follows a long-running and increasingly public family feud over the massive estate left behind by Alao-Akala, who died intestate on January 12, 2022.
The dispute escalated in October 2022 when the late governor’s wife, Kemi Alao-Akala, and Olamide Alabi, believed to be one of his daughters, obtained a Letter of Administration from the Oyo State Probate Registry without the knowledge or consent of Oluwatoyin, the governor’s first child.
Olasope had earlier warned in a public letter dated August 2023 that excluding Alao-Aderinto from the estate process violated both moral and legal norms, adding that the development could further divide the family and tarnish the legacy of the late politician.
In her affidavit and exhibits submitted to the court, Alao-Aderinto accused Kemi and Olamide of manipulating facts to monopolise control of the estate, while ignoring other biological children and longtime aides of the late governor.
According to her, only seven individuals were listed as legal heirs, an action she described as premature and unsubstantiated, especially given lingering doubts about the paternity of some listed persons.
“The inclusion of some and exclusion of others raises troubling questions of authenticity and equity,” the court filing stated.
The estate in contention is said to comprise numerous properties located in Ibadan, Lagos, Abuja, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including a five-star hotel in Ghana, multiple luxury vehicles, and bank accounts holding hundreds of millions of naira, dollars, and pounds sterling.
Alao-Aderinto insists her push for DNA verification is not driven by personal gain but a commitment to justice, inclusion, and the protection of all legitimate beneficiaries, including extended family members and loyal aides of the late governor.
She argues that only a scientific approach can put to rest the questions surrounding the true paternity of the listed heirs and ensure fairness in the estate’s administration.
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