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By Daniel Kanu
Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo’s legal team has issued a scathing rebuttal to allegations of unlawfully selling lands belonging to Bluestone Garden City Limited, as contained in a petition filed by Arch-View Investments Limited at the Ogun State House of Assembly.
In a strongly worded statement, signed by Dapo Opakunle, Ashimolowo’s lawyers categorically denied the allegations, labeling them as “baseless, malicious, and misleading”
They emphasized that the disputed transaction was between Arch-View Investments Limited and Bluestone Garden City Limited, not Pastor Ashimolowo as an individual.
The statement made available to The Sun, highlighted a series of failed payment obligations by Arch-View Investments Limited, despite a moratorium period of over four months.
This According to the statement led to the termination of the contract agreement and a refund of payments made.
“Arch-View Investments Limited failed to meet payment obligations, breaching the contract agreement.” It noted.
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The statement noted that mediation efforts by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian Police that intervened yeilded nothing as Arch-View rejected proposed terms.
Ashimolowo’s legal team warns against further dissemination of defamatory and misleading information.
The statement said “with this rebuttal, Pastor Ashimolowo sets the record straight”, urging the media and public to be cautious of misinformation.
It concluded by emphasizing that the matter should be handled through appropriate legal channels, rather than politicization.
The statement reads “We are Solicitors to Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo and Bluestone Garden City Limited, our Clients and on their behalf respond to the numerous media publications on the above subject Petition presented by Arch-View Investments Limited against Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo over alleged sale of land belonging to Bluestone Garden City Limited, as follows: “While our Clients acknowledge the receipt of this Petition dated 19th February, 2025, forwarded electronically, they however, deny the very weighty llegations made against Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, as they are not only baseless, malicious in nature, but full of falsehood, and calculated misrepresentation and suppression of material.
“We wish to note that the transaction in contention, subject of the Petition is between Arch-View Investment Limited and Bluestone Properties Limited, and not Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo as an individual as wrongly misrepresented.
“Summary of true facts in contention. By the agreed terms of the Contract of Sale between both parties (i.e. Bluestone Garden City Limited, and Arc-View Investments Limited), dated 1st August, 2022, which was entered into, after extensive deliberations, the modes of payment were agreed to by both parties as contained in the Agreement.
“The payment period was to be within two {2} years, which payment was to be completed in April, 2024, and but failed in four years of unfulfilled obligations and promises, inspite of a moratorium period of over 4 months obliged to the Company.
“Arch-View Investment Limited totally disregarded the payment arrangement, and the last payment received was in June, 2024.
“Arch-View Investment Limited had on several times defaulted on her payment proposal and thereby made nonsense of and destroyed our Client’s business projections based on the arrangement of the payment, which formed the premise of our Client agreeing to same.
“Bluestone Garden City Limited had on several times bent backward in overlooking the Arch-View Investment Limited’s default in meeting her financial obligations as agreed to by parties, which persists, and view that it tends to suggest that ab-initio the Company really knew what she desired to do and the recent action is an indication of the intent;
“Our Client also noted that, while stagnating payments to her, Arch-View Investment Limited had other land transactions with some others, wherein the Company made outright payment with stiff conditions for the land purchase she made and, in such others, was not allowed spread of payment, and the company ensured full outright payment without fail.
“While our Client holds further that she had at all time material, showed good faith and understanding in ensuring full consummation of the contract, and also kept to the spirit of the contract, Arch-View Investment Limited did not show sufficient respect and commitment in her financial obligations as agreed to by parties and till date only a fraction sum which is less than 36% of the Sale price was made.
“Our Client is therefore constrained to reconsider her business relationship with Arch-View Investment Limited, and consequently terminated the Contract agreement in its entirety and informed that a refund of the payments made would be obliged in the manner it was paid, as the premise and context of the agreement has been eroded by Arch-View Investment Limited, which is not acceptable to our Client.
“Accordingly, your Company’s workmen or officers are forthwith barred and or prohibited from entering any part of the 285 Acres of land subject.
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