ALUJO ASIWAJU AUTO NIG LTD, dealers in various brands of vehicles, have cried out to the Lagos State Governor, His Excellency, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, over debt owed the company by the Lagos Government.
The company also stated categorically that it was considering legal action in which it intends to demand N5 billion in damages if the government failed to pay the debt within a specified time.
Alujo Motors also disclosed that in the month of July, 2025, it supplied vehicles to the Lagos State Government and was promised that payment would be made.
The company further revealed that the Government has made part payment but there is still huge outstanding balance to be made.
In a letter written on behalf of the company by Kpetsigo Oliver Ayodele, Barristers & Solicitors, Rolling Hills Chambers, he stated that his chamber has written several letters and reminders to the governor in relation to the debt but all to no avail.
He said that the company has run into financial crisis due to nonpayment of the said debt.
Most unfortunate, according to the Kpetsigo, was the fact that the delay in payment of the outstanding balance has caused his client financial embarrassment, business setback and psychological trauma as the owner of the finance used in supplying the vehicle lost his life during health challenges as a result of nonpayment of the vehicles supplied and because he did not have money to carry out a life threatening operation which eventually claimed his life.
According to the legal luminary, another financier of the supplied vehicles to the state government also lost his son due to lack of money to take care of the child’s medicals.
The company through their lawyer therefore urged the Lagos State Government to respond to their Letter and make payment promptly if not the company would not hesitate to take necessary Legal action on behalf of the affected party, ALUJO ASIWAJU AUTO NIG LTD and the families of the deceased persons and would not hesitate to claim damages in the sum of N5,000,000,000 (Five Billion Naira) for delay in payment of the outstanding balance and breach of agreement and the loss of life for nonpayment of the vehicles supplied.
The latest letter submitted to the governor through the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, on 24th day of March, 2026, titled RE: FURTHER REMINDER ON NON PAYMENT OF MONEY FOR VEHICLES SUPPLIED TO THE LAGOS GOVERNMENT, read in part:
“We are solicitors to ALUJO ASIWAJU AUTO NIG LTD hereinafter referred to as our client on whose firm instruction we write to your Esteem office and state as follows:
“In reference to our former Letter sent to your office dated the 5th day of December 2025 on the above named caption we have also sent another letter of reminder dated 7th day of January, 2026
“We want to restate that our client sometimes in the month of July 2025 supplied vehicles to the Lagos state government wherein our client was promised payment to be made, the payment has been made in part payment and there is still huge outstanding Balance to be paid to our client hence we write this further reminder and follow up letter to your Esteem office that the said balance be paid by the Lagos, state government to ALUJO ASIWAJU AUTO NIG LTD
“The delay in payment in the outstanding balance has caused our client financial embarrassment, business setback and psychological trauma as the owner of the finance used in supplying the vehicle lost his life during health challenges as a result of nonpayment of the vehicles supplied and because he does not have money to carry out a life threatening operation which eventually claimed his life.
“That another financier of the supplied vehicles to the state government who also has health challenge wherein there is no money to cater for the health need of the son and the person has eventually lost his son due to lack of money and nonpayment of the money for vehicles supplied.
“It is on the strength of this information above that we write this letter of further reminder to the Executive governor, through the office of the chief of staff Lagos state as a strong and last warning and demand for the immediate payment for the balance of vehicles supplied to the Lagos state government and we give the state Authorities (48) hours to make immediate payment from the receipt of this letter.
“That we pray by this letter to make payment to our client a top priority in your agenda and make sure payment is made within time,” the letter read.
