Supreme Court to hear appeals over Olofa stool, Monday
The Supreme Court has fixed April 11 for the hearing of the four appeals filed in relation to the dispute over who among the two ruling houses of Olugbense and Anilelerin should produce the Olofa of Offa in Kwara State.
The appeals are against the July 9, 2013 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, which upheld the evidence led by representatives of the Olugbense ruling house that the appointment to the Olofa stool was on rotational basis between the two ruling houses.
The appellate held that by the rotational principle, the Olugbense ruling house was entitled to present a successor to the late Oba Mustapha Olawore Olanipekun Ariwajoye II (from Anilelerin house), who died on 2010 and voided the appointment of Alhaji Mufutau Mohammodu Gbadamosi Esuwoye (also from the Anilelerin house) as the deceased Oba's successor.
Last Tuesday, a five-man panel of the Supreme Court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, fixed the hearing of the appeals for Monday after parties resolved all preliminary issues on the appeals marked SC/647/2013; SC/648/2013; SC/650A/2013 and SC/650/2013.
One of the appeals is that filed by four kingmakers in the community – Alhaji Yunus Bukoye (Essa of Offa), Alhaji Kadir Kolawole Bello (Ojomu of Offa), Alhaji Oseni Olaniyi (Balogun of Offa) and Alhaji Zikirullah Kola Sanni Olabode (Shawo of Offa).
The respondents are Alhaji Saka Adeyemo, Alhaji (Prince) Abdulrauf Adegboyega Keji and Prince Saka Keji (as first, second and third respondents) as the representatives of the Olugbense ruling house in the case. Also listed as respondents in the appeal include Alhaji Gbadamosi Esuwoye (fourth), Attorney General of Kwara State (fifth) and Governor of Kwara State (sixth).
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Mogaji Aare Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Binta Abubakar Mora Omotosho Seun Bolaji Jamiu Oyawoye Dumagi Shuaib Boni Aliyu Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Saliu Tunde Bello Saad Omo Iya LAK Jimoh Kamaldeen Kehinde Yekini Adio Belgore Iyaloja-General Olayinka Olaogun Chief Of Staff Kola Adesina Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Ajidagba Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union Danhawa Moji Makanjuola Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Share Doyin Agbamu Ayekale Muhammed Akanbi REO CAKES Mansur Alfanla Modibo Kawu Jamila Bio Ibrahim Gbemisola Saraki Abdulraheem Olesin Erubu Oba Zubair Farouk Salim Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Moronfoye Bello Abubakar Ambassador Kayode Laro Tunde Saad Saka Onimago Kale Ayo Bankole Omisore Wale Oladepo Mahmud Ajeigbe Kassim Babamale Bamidele Adegoke Bukola Saraki Katibi Ibraheem Adeola International Public Sector Accounting Standards Mohammed Alabi Lawal Laduba Pilgrims Board Kwarareports Share/Tsaragi KWAFFA Makama Lithium Ahmad Fatima Bisola Falokun-Oja Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Olupako Of Share Femi Gbajabiamila Zaratu Umar Mujtabah Bature Kolo Bisi Oyeleke Ilorin Innovation Hub Ayoade Akinnibosun Yomi Ogunsola Yakubu Dogara Jaigbade Alao Fareedah Dankaka