An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa yesterday adjourned a suit challenging the installation of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, till July 3 for hearing of pending applications, thus averting attempt to stop today’s coronation.
Arimoro Family of Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House had challenged the appointment of Oba Haastrup before the court, praying that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and his agents should be restrained from installing the new king, adding that they should be stopped from proceeding with the planned coronation. The claimants, Prince Kayode Arimoro and Prince Adedire Arimoro, through their counsel, had alleged bias in the handling of the case by Justice A. A. Aderibigbe, hence they demanded that he should recue himself from the case. The prayer was granted and the case was re-assigned to Justice Matyas Agboola.
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At the sitting yesterday, counsel for Arimoro, Oyebola Odeleye, informed the court that they had four applications before the court, including interlocutory injunction, notice of discontinual, motion of notice and joinder.
He said part of the application was to stop today’s Owa Obokun coronation.
The state counsel, Muyiwa Oyeleye, told the court that the claimants had not properly served the respondents in the case, hence they had not replied the service, stressing that such application was not mature to be heard or decided on.
The presiding judge, Justice Agboola, said all parties must be served, stressing that the court would not grant any injunction until all applications regarding service and harmonisation of parties were addressed, including the one requesting the stoppage of the coronation of Prince Haastrup.