The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State against the judgment of a lower court that declared null and void, the crownin...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State against the judgment of a lower court that declared null and void, the crowning and coronation of 21 new obas in Ibadanland.
The three-man panel headed by Justice Nonyerem Okoronkwo on Monday reserved judgment on the case after listening to arguments of the parties in the appeal. The panel, which had Justice A. Talba and Justice F. Ojo as members, informed the parties that the judgment date would be communicated to them later.reports that Justice Olajumoke Aiki of the Oyo State High Court had on January 20, 2018, nullified the composition of a committee of inquiry set up by Ajimobi to review the 1957 Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration and its recommendation on the crowning of 21 new Obas in Ibadanland.
The recommendation of the committee led to the appointment of 21 new kings comprising eight members of the Olubadan-in-Council elevated from high chiefs to beaded crown-wearing monarchs while the remaining 13, who were village heads , were promoted to coronet-wearing Obas.reports that Senator Rashidi Ladoja, who is also the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, is the respondent in the appeal.
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