The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has upheld the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso, overturning an earlier High Court ruling that nullified his appointment.
Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Justice Yargata Nimpar, who led a three-member panel, ruled in favor of Oba Olaoye, resolving all 10 grounds of appeal in his favor.
The ruling reverses the October 25, 2023 decision of Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court in Ogbomoso, which had declared Oba Olaoye’s selection “irregular, null, and void.” The High Court had ruled that the nomination process did not comply with the Soun Chieftaincy Declaration of 1958.
However, the Appeal Court’s verdict has now set aside the High Court ruling, affirming Oba Olaoye’s legitimacy as the rightful Soun of Ogbomoso and allowing him to continue his reign.
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