An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has struck out a suit challenging the appointment and installation of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Olushola Alao.
Justice K.A. Adedokun, who delivered the ruling on Monday, struck out the case on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
The suit was instituted by four members of the Akinbola family, who contested the selection, appointment, and approval of Oba Alao as the Olugbon.
In his judgment, Justice Adedokun held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter, noting that the claimants had no locus standi to file the suit.
He also ruled that the case was defective for failing to include the Surulere Local Government, which is the authority legally empowered to commence the selection process and approve the monarch’s appointment.
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