The Oyo State government has filed an appeal challenging the court ruling invalidating Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye’s selection and installation as the Soun of Ogbomosoland.
Also, an application for a stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of the appeal Defendants/Applicants against the judgement at the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Judicial Division, has been filed at the High Court.
The application is also seeking an order from the Court restraining the Claimant/Respondent by himself or through his servants, agents, privies or otherwise howsoever prevent him from taking any step or further step in recognition or pursuance of the Judgment of this Honourable Court, Coram: The Honourable Justice K. A. Adedokun delivered the ruling on the 25th day of October 2023 in Suit No. HOG/27/2022 between Prince Muhammed Kabir Olaoye V. Executive Governor of Oyo State, & 11 ORS in executing the ruling.
REPORTERS AT LARGE earlier reported that Justice K.A Adedokun on 25th October in his judgment on suit no HOG/27/2023 between Prince Muhammed Kabir Olaoye vs. the Governor of Oyo State and 11 others said that the procedure for the nomination of the Soun of Ogbomoso, the 12th Defendant, was “irregular, null, and void.’’ for not strictly complying with the provisions of the Soun Chieftaincy Declaration of 1958.
The same judge, in suit no. HOG/20/2023 instituted by Prince Taofeeq Akorede Olaoye, also challenged Oba Olaoye, in which judgment was delivered on October 3. Justice Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun ruled that the procedure was “right, valid, and proper.”
Akin Onigbinde SAN and Co. filed an appeal in Ibadan on behalf of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, the Attorney General and honorary commissioner of Justice of Oyo State, and the honorary commissioner of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matter, who were dissatisfied with the judgment.
The notice of appeal dated October 27 seeks an order setting aside the judgement of the Trial Court of October 25 or an order of retrial before another Oyo State High Court judge.
The six grounds of appeal pointed out how the trial judge erred in his submission and how the October 25, 2023 judgment is against the weight of evidence before the Honourable Court.
The respondents include Prince Mohammed Kabir Olaoye, Ogbomoso North Local Government Kinnira, Ogbomoso, the Traditional Council of Ogbomoso North Kinnira, Ogbomoso, S. A. Mohammed, Esq. Mohammed & Mohammed & Co. Mobolaji Chambers, Kola Fatoye, Esq., Chief Samuel Otolorin JP, Chief Salawu Ajadi, Chief Tijani Abioye, Chief David Adeniran Ojo, Pastor Afolabi Ghandi Oladunni Olaoye, and others.
