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  • Ruling House alleges plot to cause mayhem in Osun community

    A RULING house in Ifon-Orolu, the headquarters of Orolu Local Government Area of Osun State, the Olumoyero royal family, has alerted  the police of alleged plot by some people to cause mayhem in the community over chieftaincy tussle.

    In a letter by Mogaji Karimu Ojolowo Magbagbeola, Prince  Mufutau Mqgbagbeola, Prince Tajudeen Akintola and Prince Musibau Akintola dated April 2, 2019, the Olumoyero family said the people concerned had perfected the plan to cause confusion and make the community ungovernable for the Olufon of Ifon-Orolu, Oba Al-Maroof Adekunle Magbagbeola.

    Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Osun State Police Commissioner Mrs. Abiodun Ige and the Department of State Services (DSS)  were copied the letter titled: “Petition on allegation of disruption of public peace.”

    The royal family identified some people as the brains behind plot to orchestrate the crisis in the community.

    The letter reads in part: “These disgruntled elements, who have misinterpreted the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Olufon tussle, are planning to recruit and mobilise members of the public to attack the palace. Part of their past plot that failed includes circulating wrong and libelous information that the incumbent Olufon is not a bona fide member of the Olumoyero royal family.

    “Their ill intention is aimed at causing chaos and disaffection between our royal father and his subjects. They have even gone farther by threatening the lives of key members of the Olumoyero family, especially  those that are close to the palace.”

    Appealing to the police authorities to caution those planning to for cause trouble in the community, the family demand thorough investigation of issues they raised in the letter and eventual prosecution of “whoever found to be connected to plotting mayhem in Ifon” at the law court.

    But, one of those accused of plotting the mayhem, Prince Kolawole Akintola from Olumoyero ruling house had led a protest against the Olufon, saying that the monarch was not entitled to the throne.

    Akintola, who alleged that Olufon is not from the Olumoyero ruling house, led the protesters around the ancient town.

  • Odemo: Candidate not from ruling house, says witness

    A Sagamu High Court in Ogun State has heard why Prince Adetayo Odunsi is challenging the nomination of Albert Mayungbe by the kingmakers as the Odemo of Isara-Remo.

    Under cross-examination by the defence counsel, Dr. Victor Odunnaiya, a witness, Prince Adedapo Odunsi, told Justice A. A. Babawale that the plaintiff is challenging Mayungbe’s nomination because he is not a member of the Erinsiba-Ayoledoye Ruling House.

    The witness, who is also the secretary of the Erinsiba-Ayoledoye Ruling House, said Odunsi objected to the first defendant’s nomination.

    This objection, he said, was not because Odunsi wanted the position for himself.

    The witness maintained that no voting took place to nominate a candidate to the stool and disagreed with Dr. Odunaiya that the claimant and some of those who participated in the said exercise scored zero.

    He denied the claims of the defence counsel that he came to give evidence against Mayungbe or that he conspired with the late head of the Erinsiba-Ayoledoye Royal family, Lamina Awoyade to scuttle the exercise because his son failed to get the nomination.

    The witness denied the defence counsel claims that he instigated the late head of the Erinsiba/Ayoledoye Ruling house to write a petition against Mayungbe’s nomination.

    Responding to a question, Odunsi maintained that he haboured  no hatred for Mayungbe, adding that his opposition to his nomination was to protect the integrity of Erinsiba-Ayoledoye as a Ruling House.

    Joined as defendants in the suit number HCS/158/2013, are Secretary, Remo North Local Government;  Oliwo of Isara, Chief Ajibowu Ogunfowodu; Apena of Isara, Chief Jimoh Soyombo; Chief Ladipo Ogunyemi; Ogbeni Odi of Isara, Chief Olajubu Osibote; Ekeji Asipa Odi, Chief Tunde Kalejaiye; Asipa Odi of Isara, Chief Owuye Logba.

    Others are Ekeji Asipa Odi of Isara, Chief Efuwape Sotikare; Olori Emo of Isara, Chief Bashiru Awoniyi; Ekeji Olori Emo of Isara, Chief Korede Ogunwole; Asipa Emo of Isara, Chief Nosiru Sodipe; Ekeji Asipa Emo, Chief Adewole Sopitan; Governor of Ogun State; Executive Council of Ogun State; the State Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Local Government and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice as second to 18th defendants respectively.

    In his 32 points statement of claim, Prince Odunsi , who claimed to be a direct descendant of the late Oba Oyemade Mayungbe and progenitor of Erinsiba-Ayoledoye Ruling House averred that he is the one lawfully entitled to the Odemo stool.

    But Mayungbe insists that he is a “bonafide member  and descendant of the Erinsiba-Ayoledoye Ruling House.

    The case has been adjourned till May 26.

  • Orile-Ifo: Ruling House sues kingmakers over stool

    The Shobowale Afijaperi Ruling House and its candidate, Chief Hafeez Dayo Tinuosho,  have sued the council of kingmakers at an Ota High Court, Ogun State.

    Other defendants in the suit are the Ifo Local Government and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs.

    In the suit before Justice Gboyega Ogunfowora, the claimants, through their lawyer, Akin Akinduro,  are praying for restraining orders against the defendants.

    They are seeking “a declaration that the defendants should be restrained from selecting or nominating candidates to fill the vacant stool of Olorile of Orile-Ifo other than their candidate, Chief Hafeez Dayo Tinuosho”.

    They are also praying the court for an order of “interlocutary injunction restraining the defendants, their agents and privies from from selecting or nominating or appointing or making other candidate to ascend or fill the vacant stool of Olorile of Orile-Ifo other than their candidate, Chief Hafeez Dayo Tinuosho” .

    The claimants, who are alleging that the defendants are trying to unlawfully deny them of their legitimate right, averred that they are the next ruling house to ascend the throne of the Olorile of Orile-Ifo as contained in the chiefs Laws of Ogun State and the official declaration, following the death of the last Baale and the first Oba of the ancient town,  Oba Samuel Oludademu Tinuosho Joshua on June 8, 2014.

    They averred that the Kingmakers in Council wrote the Ifo Local Government for process of selecting a new Oba to fill the vacant stool of Olorile of Orile-Ifo following the death of the Oba Samuel Oludademu Tinuosho Joshua.

    They claimed that due to pressure from the Shobowale Afijaperi Ruling House and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs directing the family and the local government to liaise with each other for purpose of selection of a new Oba,  a family meeting of the Ruling House was held November 20, 2014 for the election and nomination of a candidate to the stool as advised by the local government and as contained in Ogun State Chiefs Law Cap. 20 Section 15 and 16.

    They averred that Chief Hafeez Ekundayo Tinuosho was unanimously approved, nominated and selected by the two families of the Aridegbe Shobowale and Osungbolade Shobowale  that constitute the Shobowale Afijaperi Ruling house.#

    They added that the local government was represented by the former Secretary of the council, Hon. (Mrs.) Kikelomo Delano and two other  career officers.

    While council and the Kingmakers have since then declined to commence the installation process as prescribed by the Chiefs Laws of Ogun State, the claimants said they were surprised to see a public notice from the council dated February 23 directing the ruling house to within 14 days summon another meeting for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the vacant stool.

    The claimants said the two families eligible to present candidate for the stool are the Shobowale Afijaperi from Ogboku compound in Ikereku-Ikija of Egba Oke-Ona section of Egbaland and Tinuosho Sogoroye Abiade ruling house from the Sogoade’s compound in Kemta-Kobiti of Egba Alake section of Egbaland as contained in the official declaration.

    The claimants further averred “Oba shall be selected from the two ruling houses by rotation, following all laid down procedures by Egba Traditional Council,  the Ogun State Government, the Chiefs Law of Ogun State or any other appropriate body so assigned by the Paramount Ruler, the Alake of Egbaland.”

    They averred that Shobowale Afijaperi Onifo did not have a male child but two female children namely Aridegbe and Oshungbolade whom Odetunde and Tinuosho married respectively.

    They therefore  contended  “the people that came from both the lineage of Aridegbe and Osungbolade are those that metamorphosed into Shobowale Afijaperi from which we have: Aridegbe-Odetunde and Osungbolade-Tinuosho.

    They further contended that since the late Oba Samuel Oludademu Tinuosho Joshua hailed from Tinuosho Shogoroye Abiade ruling house, “the claimants are saying that the next ruling house to ascend the throne is Shobowale Afijaperi ruling house”.

    Though, the matter will come up today in court, it was learnt that none of the defendants has filed any response to the action.

  • Olofa: Ruling house petitions Kwara AG

    The Olugbense ruling house of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State has accused the deposed Olofa of Offa, Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Gbadamosi of disobeying an Appeal Court order by parading himself as the Olofa.

    Last July, the appellate court  declared the installation of Gbadamosi, who is of the Anilelerin ruling house, as illegal.

    Olugbense and Anilelerin are the two ruling houses in the ancient town.

    The Olugbense ruling house has petitioned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to desist from further encouraging the deposed monarch to parade himself as the Olofa.

    The petition is titled: “Re: Olofa stool: Aiding and abetting disobedience of the judgment/order of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CAL/71/2012 by Alhaji Mufutau Gbadamosi.”

    It reads: “I hereby bring to your attention the act of disobedience by the above mentioned judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on July 9, last year.

    “It is a matter of great regret that since the judgment was delivered July last year and Alhaji Mufutau Gbadamosi was dethroned by the Court of Appeal and restrained from parading himself as the Olofa of Offa, he has refused to comply with the judgment and the state has aided and abetted him to do so.

    “It is on record that soon after the judgment, the government took out paid adverts in some newspapers to greet him on his 50th birthday, describing him as the Olofa of Offa. This complaint was laid before the Court of Appeal and same is now at the Supreme Court.

    “The latest in this provocative, contemptible and condemnable act was on May 29, when Gbadamosi came to Ilorin as Olofa of Offa (purportedly to visit the governor on democracy day).

    “Then on June 2, the governor visited Offa to inaugurate some projects. The event was attended by Gbadamosi who paraded himself as Olofa of Offa in full regalia and paraphernalia of office, and to the biggest surprise of all and sundry, received recognition of the governor as such.

    “Tongues have not stopped wagging ever since on why the government would permit and, indeed, encourage Gbadamosi to flout with impunity the direct and positive judgment of the Appeal Court.

    “The case is now at the Supreme Court at Gbadamosi’s instance. Though that court has not made any pronouncement one way or the other, the judgment of the Court of Appeal dethroning him still stands; by the above mentioned contemptuous acts, the judiciary is being ridiculed as powerless and impotent.

    “As the number one legal officer of the state and key member of the profession, you ought not to keep silent.

    “Please be informed that we shall take our complaint herein further to the Supreme Court for record purposes.”