An Osun State High Court has sacked the traditional ruler of Olola of Ola in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Johnson Ajiboye. DAILY POST reports that the judgment delivered by Justice Lawrence Arojo has caused palpable tension in the town.
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke had on January 3, 2024, through the State Executive Council, approved Ajiboye's appointment as monarch.
also gathered that the appointment of the monarch was in disregard of a pending court case and restraining order. Justice Arojo granted the six interlocutory injunctions in the motion filed by the opposing family on March 25, 2024, over alleged illegality. The lawyer representing the family, Fatimah Adesina, commenting on the development, confirmed that the stool of Olola of Ola has been declared vacant by the order granted by the Osun State High Court.
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