The children of the late Alhaji Ganiyu Busari and the management of Constancy Farms in Fere Village, Jibowu, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun to intervene in a dispute over an 11-acre poultry farm allegedly reallocated to a Chinese-owned company.
The family alleged that the move had subjected them and their workers to threats and intimidation, while an alleged attempt to demolish part of the farm resulted in damage to property and losses to the poultry business.
However, the Ogun State Government has defended the reallocation, saying it was carried out in accordance with the law.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, said the government revoked the family’s earlier acquisition of the land because they failed to pay the required assessment fee within the stipulated period.
According to Akinmade, the government has the legal authority to revoke a land acquisition in such circumstances and reallocate it to another investor willing to fulfil the required conditions.
He also claimed that the new investor had, as a gesture of goodwill, constructed a new poultry pen for the family on the reallocated property, but that the family had refused to relocate.
Family disputes government’s position
Speaking with journalists on Thursday, one of the late Busari’s children, Azeez Busari, alleged that officials of the Ogun State Government and representatives of the Chinese company had been pressuring the family to vacate the property.
He maintained that the family possessed valid documents relating to the acquisition and assessment of the land.
Busari said the dispute began in 2023 when representatives of the Chinese company approached the family over four acres and an additional plot of land to create an access route to another parcel of about 40 acres owned by the company in the area.
According to him, the family agreed to release the requested portion, leaving about 11 acres for the operation of the poultry farm.
He said the family was informed in 2025 by the Ogun State Surveyor-General, Oladele Ewulo, that the remaining land had been reallocated to the Chinese company and that they were expected to vacate the property.
Busari alleged that the family subsequently requested official documents confirming the reallocation but had yet to receive them.
He also claimed that the family had documents relating to the land assessment duly signed by the state government and had commenced payment of the assessed fees.
Family says farm is worth over N1bn
Busari alleged that part of the farm’s perimeter fence was demolished earlier in 2026.
He said the poultry farm represented an investment of more than N1bn, with facilities capable of accommodating 27,000 laying birds and a 10,000-capacity rearing pen.
According to him, the business also provides direct and indirect employment to several people whose livelihoods depend on the farm.
He described the poultry farm as a family legacy and said its operations had been financed largely through loans.
Busari questioned the alleged decision to favour a foreign investor over a local agricultural business, particularly as the Chinese company was also involved in poultry production.
He appealed to Governor Abiodun and President Tinubu to intervene and prevent what he described as the destruction of the family’s investment.
Family seeks government intervention
Another family member, Olatunji Busari, corroborated the allegations and appealed to the Ogun State Government to allow the family to continue operating the poultry farm.
He said the family did not want any reallocation that could destroy the business.
The family urged the governor to review the matter and protect what it described as a longstanding agricultural investment and source of livelihood.
The Ogun State Government, however, maintained that the land reallocation was lawful, insisting that the family’s failure to pay the required acquisition fees within the stipulated period provided grounds for the revocation.
