Crisis rocking the Olubadan-in-Council and traditional
institution in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been put to rest as
parties involved in the litigation have settled out of court.
In the terms of agreement, which formed the judgment delivered by
Justice Aderonke Aderemi of the Oyo State High Court yesterday, the 21
kings installed by the immediate past administration, led by Abiola
Ajimobi, have lost their crowns, and they have all becomes chiefs of
different cadres.
The Ibadan chieftaincy crisis began in May 2017 when the former
administration began the process of reviewing the 1957 Olubadan
Chieftaincy Declaration and subsequently installation the 21 kings as
beaded-crown and coronet-wearing monarchs in the 11 local government
areas of Ibadan.
The 21 chiefs promoted to the status of kings by the immediate past
administration of All Progressives Congress in Oyo State comprised eight
among 11 members of Olubadan-in-Council and 13 village heads (baales).
They were all installed as kings at Mapo Hall, on Sunday, August 27,
2017.
A member of Olubadan-in-Council and former governor of the state,
Rashidi Ladoja, rejected the crown, while two other members of the
council died before the installation.
Ladoja dragged the state government and the installed kings to the
state High Court. A judgment delivered in January 2018 by Justice
Olajumoke Aiki on the case, declared the review of Olubadan Chieftaincy
Declaration as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and of no
effect. The state under the past administration, however, appealed the
judgment of the High Court.
But the present administration of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, through the Commissioner
for Justice, Oyelowo Oyewo, had approached the Court of Appeal that it
wanted to withdraw the appeal and settle out of court. But the higher
court said it was set for judgment and the case could not be withdrawn.
The court then directed that the case be retried at the High Court and
should be assigned to another judge.
Delivering the judgment in the suit with number M/317/2017, Justice
Aderemi, said: “All the gazettes affecting the chieftaincy laws of
Ibadanland, particularly Gazette Nos14 vol. 42 of August 23, 2017;15 Vol
42 of August 24, 2017 and 3 vol 43 of March 29, 2018 and the subsequent
elevation of high chiefs and baale in Ibadanland as obas during the
pendency of this suit be and are hereby set aside.
“That the right to wear beaded crown and coronet granted by the state
government during the pendency of the suit, are hereby revoked. That
the first defendant (Oyo State governor) shall take steps to reconcile
all parties involved in the chieftaincy matters to foster unity and
harmony in the protection of the tradition of Ibadan land as relates to
the chieftaincy laws of Ibadan land.”
In their swift response, the family heads (mogajis) in Ibadanland
described the judgment as victory for Ibadanland, and for the sons and
daughters of Ibadan.
In a statement by the spokesperson of the mogajis, Wale Oladoja, the
group said the judgment reflected true wish of the people of
Ibadanland.
They, however, enjoined the embattled chiefs to support Olubadan of
Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, for rapid development of
Ibadanland.
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