Fresh allegations by former employees have put real estate company GText Homes and its founder, Stephen Akintayo, under renewed scrutiny, with ex-staff accusing the company of unpaid salaries, disputed deductions, alleged failure to remit pension contributions and what they described as hostile treatment after leaving the organisation.
The latest controversy adds to a string of complaints previously reported by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), raising questions about the company’s treatment of workers, former business partners and other parties who have publicly complained about their dealings with the firm.
Former employees have taken their grievances to social media, alleging that some salaries were withheld, employment contracts were abruptly terminated and workers were subjected to punitive measures over disagreements with management.
One former employee, identified as Victoria, said public pressure eventually resulted in GText paying her N395,000 in outstanding salary.
But rather than quietly accepting the payment, Victoria said she remained concerned about colleagues who were allegedly still waiting for money owed to them.
Her account has since become part of a wider dispute over how GText allegedly handles former employees and unresolved financial obligations.
N395,000 Salary Paid After Public Outcry
According to FIJ, Victoria disclosed that GText’s human resources department paid her N395,000 after she publicly complained about her outstanding salary.
She said the resolution of her own case did not erase the concerns of former colleagues who, according to her, were still waiting for payments.
The company subsequently demanded a public apology over her social media publications, describing the allegations as serious and potentially defamatory.
The development has fuelled questions over whether employees have adequate internal avenues for resolving salary disputes without resorting to public pressure.
Disputed Car Award Deepens Controversy
Another former employee, Martha Onsachi, alleged that a company vehicle she received after winning GText’s Marketer of the Year award later became the centre of a bitter dispute.
Onsachi reportedly joined GText in 2020 and moved from customer service into sales. She said she won the Marketer of the Year award in 2021 and 2022, with the prize attached to an official vehicle.
According to her account, she was required to generate N200 million in property sales over two years before the vehicle would become hers.
She claimed that she met and exceeded the target and was subsequently awarded another vehicle, which she said was never handed over to her.
The dispute reportedly escalated after she resigned in 2025.
Onsachi alleged that GText subsequently presented her with an additional agreement containing new conditions, including continued sales obligations and availability for company inspections.
She said she refused to sign the document and left with the vehicle.
The disagreement later escalated, with Onsachi alleging that people, including individuals she identified as police officers, were sent to locate her.
She eventually took the matter to court.
GText, however, has maintained that former employees accused of wrongdoing left with company assets and that the company has taken steps to recover them.
Pension Deductions: Where Did the Money Go?
Perhaps the most serious allegation concerns deductions allegedly made from workers’ salaries for pension and tax purposes.
A former finance employee, who spoke anonymously to FIJ, alleged that workers’ offer letters contained provisions for tax and pension deductions but claimed that the corresponding remittances were not being made.
The former employee alleged that scrutiny of the company’s financial records attracted management attention and that a non-disclosure agreement was subsequently demanded.
Another former HR manager, Paul Ndibuagu, also alleged that pension deductions were made from employees’ salaries without corresponding remittances.
If independently established, such allegations would raise serious questions about payroll compliance and workers’ statutory entitlements.
GText has rejected the allegations, insisting that its salary deductions are governed by company policy and applicable labour laws.
Former HR Manager Alleges Heavy Salary Deductions
Ndibuagu also alleged that he personally suffered salary deductions after refusing to carry out what he considered questionable instructions.
GText denied the allegation.
However, according to FIJ, documents supplied by Ndibuagu showed that he received N100,300 as his December 2025 salary, despite his monthly salary reportedly being N350,000.
That represented a difference of N249,700.
For November, which was paid in December, he reportedly received N311,800, representing a N38,200 difference from his stated monthly salary.
The figures have therefore become a central part of the dispute, although GText maintains that its records do not support Ndibuagu’s account of retaliatory deductions.
GText Accuses Ex-Staff Of Theft
GText has mounted a strong defence, accusing some former employees of abandoning their duties, improperly exiting the company and leaving with company property.
The company alleged that some ex-workers took company funds, laptops, mobile phones and a vehicle.
It also accused former workers of being involved in a coordinated social media campaign against the company and claimed that its social media platforms were hacked after it published disclaimers concerning former employees.
GText said the matter had been reported to the police and that investigations were ongoing.
The company’s position is that the allegations of unpaid salaries and mistreatment are being used to divert attention from alleged misconduct by former workers.
But This Is Not GText’s First Public Dispute
The latest controversy is particularly damaging because it comes against the background of previous complaints involving GText and Akintayo.
FIJ previously reported a dispute involving businessman Adeshina Ogedengbe, who alleged that GText owed him N2.9 million under a contract.
Following the publication of the report, the outstanding payment was reportedly made.
Another dispute involved an alleged N75 million debt claimed by Image Me Corporate Service.
According to FIJ’s earlier report, the company alleged that it had assisted GText in acquiring land for an estate but had not received its agreed commission.
These earlier disputes, alongside the current allegations from former employees, have created a growing cloud of controversy around the company’s business practices.
Celestial Church Warning Adds Another Layer
In December 2025, the Celestial Church reportedly issued a public warning to its members against transacting business with Akintayo.
The church cited complaints it said it had received from members and referred to an alleged warning from the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning Akintayo’s companies.
Such a warning, coming from a religious organisation rather than a commercial competitor, further intensified public scrutiny of the businessman and his business interests.
However, the allegations and warnings should be considered in their proper context, with the specific claims and regulatory status independently verified before being treated as established findings.
GText Still Denies Wrongdoing
GText has repeatedly rejected the allegations against it.
In its response to FIJ, the company described the reports as misleading and accused former employees of attempting to damage its reputation.
On the pension, tax and salary deduction allegations, GText said the claims did not accurately represent its policies or records.
The company also maintained that it does not publicly disclose confidential employee or financial information.
But the competing accounts leave several questions hanging: Were statutory pension deductions actually remitted? Why did some former employees report significant salary shortfalls? What contractual conditions governed the disputed company vehicles? And were all outstanding salary claims properly resolved?
Until those questions are independently answered with documentary evidence, the controversy surrounding Stephen Akintayo and GText Homes is unlikely to disappear.
For a company operating in the highly sensitive real estate sector, where public confidence is critical, allegations involving workers’ salaries, statutory deductions, company assets and disputed payments carry consequences far beyond social media.
The burden is now on all sides to provide verifiable records and allow the facts to speak louder than the increasingly bitter accusations.
Source: FIJ
