An Oyo High Court sitting in the Oke-Ado space of Ogbomoso has reserved judgment in the suit instituted by Prince Kabir Olaoye challenging the selection of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye because the new Soun of Ogbomoso till 25 October.
Media Talk Africa reviews that Prince Kabir Olaoye, in the suit marked HOG/27/2022, challenged the nomination of Prince Ghandi Olaoye on numerous grounds, akin to irregularities in the procedures that produced him and consequently praying the courtroom to, amongst different reliefs, put aside the nomination and to order a recent course of.
Justice AK Adedokun additionally dismissed the three reliefs sought by one of the litigants, Prince Adeyemi Taofiq Akorede Olaoye, challenging the nomination of the new Soun of Ogbomoso by the kingmakers on Tuesday.
The Governor of Oyo State; Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oyo State; Hon. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Oyo State; Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Oyo State; Ogbomoso North Local Government; Chief S Otolorin (JP) (Areago of Ogbomosoland); Chief Salawu Ajadi (Jagun of Ogbomosoland); Chief Tijani Abioye (Bara of Ogbomosoland); Chief David Adeniran Ojo (Ikolaba of Ogbomosoland) and Chief Yusuff Kasali Oladipupo (Abese Of Ogbomosoland) have been first to eleventh defendants respectively.
The claimant additional argued that his father, Pa Alhaji Abdulfatai Olalekan Olaoye, being “the present Aremo and head of family of Olaoye Ruling House of Ogbomosoland,” should be the automated candidate to fill the vacant stool or be given the privilege to appoint an individual as a proxy to fill the vacant chieftaincy stool in his stead.
Adedokun, whereas delivering his judgement, famous the kingmakers shaped a quorum saying in accordance with the 1953 Soun declaration legislation, not less than 4 members of the kingmakers have to be current on the deliberations and nomination of Soun.
He posited there was no must appoint a warrant chief in place of the late (*25*) who died earlier than the kingmakers thought of the nomination.
The choose additionally asserted that the method by which the selection of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye was premised is “valid, proper and legal,” simply as he dismissed the prayer of eligibility on the bottom that the claimant’s father is the one eligible candidate.
