Saraki Seeks Out Of Court Settlement Over Demolition Of Father’s Legacy, Ile Arugbo

Charles Oyelesi

Emerging details have it that former Senate President Bukola Saraki and other members of his extended family, including Minister Gbemi Saraki are exploring an out of court settlement over the demolition of their father’s legacy- Ile Arugbo.

The Saraki family is said to have written the Kwara state government on ”disposition to explore settlement …’ over the demolition of Ile – Arugbo.

The administration of new governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaq demolished Ile -Arugbo, one of the major legacy of Oloye Olusola Saraki, the father of former Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaq gave the order for the demolition of Ile- Arugbo as part of efforts to repossess the land on which it is located.
The government claimed that the land was illegally acquired by the late Olusola Saraki and that the new administration wants to build what is in the master plan for the land on it.

The development resulted in a court case instituted by Saraki and other family members to stop the government from taking other the land.
Governor Abdulrasaq’s action also united Bukola and Gbemi Saraki – in different political parties – in the bid to protect their father’s legacy.

Gbemi and Bukola fell apart when the former Senate President refused and passionately worked against his father’s wish to make his sister (Gbemi) succeed him after his two-term as governor of Kwara state.

The fight between siblings saw Gbemi support the process that eliminated her brother, Bukola as a major power in Kwara state in the last general election but she refused to support the demolition of her father’s legacy in continuing fight against her father.

societynow.ng gathered that rather, Gbemi who is a minister in the current administration pledged back her brother in all legal steps to protect their father’s legacy.