Kingship tussle: Osun monarch, household disagree over court docket judgement

Olugbode household of Ejitunde Ruling Home in Ola, Osun State, has cautioned in opposition to misinterpretation of the judgement of the State Excessive Court docket on the case it instituted relating to the Olola of Ola stool, warning in opposition to act able to inflicting anarchy locally.

Nonetheless, Olola of Ola, Oba Johnson Ajiboye, whereas reacting to Olugbode household on Friday, stated the household was free to interpret the court docket judgement the way in which it deems.

Oba Ajiboye in a message despatched to our correspondent stated, “Every part is of their arms, allow them to interpret the judgement the way in which they like. What l know for certain is that the decide has pronounced his personal judgement, easy!”

It might be recalled that Justice Lawrence Arojo of the State Excessive Court docket sitting in Ejigbo had on Wednesday held that the Olugbode household is a part of the Ejitunde Ruling Home in Ola.

Delivering his judgement within the go well with HEJ/3/2020 instituted by David Salako, Kola Sangoniran and three others on behalf of Olugbode household of Ejitunde Ruling Home of Ola, Justice Arojo, additionally directed households within the Ejitunde Ruling Home to convene a gathering and resolve no matter variations amongst them.

Defendants within the matter embrace; Mr. Johnson Ajiboye, Osun State Lawyer Basic and Commissioner for Justice and 19 others.

The presiding decide additionally stated the plaintiffs had been in a position to show to the court docket that Olugbode household was a part of Ejitunde Ruling Home by way of proof laid earlier than the court docket, and known as for dialogue inside Ejitunde Ruling Home for the amicable decision of no matter disagreement resulting in battle.

Earlier, whereas reacting to the judgement on behalf of the plaintiffs within the matter, Mr. Kola Sangoniran, cautioned Oba Ajiboye in opposition to parading himself because the Olola of Ola.

Sangoniran, who warned in opposition to “misinterpretation of the judgement,” insisted that Justice Arojo, “didn’t vacate an earlier restraining order in opposition to Oba Ajiboye for the monarch to stay as Olola, however solely directed the ruling home to return residence to fulfill preparatory to contemporary motion on the Olola stool.”

He stated, “Any motion opposite to the court docket ruling could trigger disaster within the Ola neighborhood. The residents of Ola neighborhood are peaceable folks and we is not going to need something that may trigger chaos.

“Ejitunde Ruling Home remained one regardless of many households therein, however our concern as a household is the failure to hold us alongside within the choice course of that was ultimately restrained by the court docket.”