75 demoted Obas in Ogun drag Gov Dapo Abiodun,others to court
DAILY POST reports that 11 of the demoted monarchs filed a suit on behalf of the entire 75 chiefs appointed as Coronet Obas by the government of Ogun state on May 13, 2019.
In a 27 paragraphed affidavit, the claimants said, “By virtue of the provisions of Section 30 Sub–Sections and of the Chiefs Law of Ogun State 2006, the Executive Council of the Government of Ogun State can only suspend and depose an erring Oba”, saying their demotion was illegal.“A Declaration that the purported reversal or revocation of the Claimants upgrading, appointment and promotion as Coronet Obas is a nullity and of no effect whatsoever.
“An Order setting aside the purported reversal or revocation of the Claimants upgrading, appointment and promotion as Coronet Obas in Ogun State. “I was the State Secretary for Council of Baales in Ogun State before the upgrading, appointment and promotion of the entire seventy – five Obas who brought this action.
“That I am aware that upon the upgrading, appointment and promotion of the entire seventy–five Obas who recently agreed to bring this action, the Claimants have successfully observed and performed the traditional rites of tutelage for newly appointed Obas customarily called ‘Ipebi” in Yoruba land.
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