An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed by the Seriki chieftaincy lineage, seeking the nullification of the appointment of Saliu Adetunji as theThe News Agency of Nigeria reports that Olalekan Fakunle, Rasheed Abinupagun, Gabriel Amao, all of Seriki line, hadThey are also challenging the consistent occupation of the Olubadan throne by both the Balogun and Olubadan chieftaincy lines.
Mr Owolabi said the 1959 Chieftaincy Declaration of Oyo State had regulated the selection and promotion of the chiefs up to the position of Olubadan of Ibadanland. The judge further said the customary law governing any vacancy in the Olubadan line had not been amended and, therefore, the court could not set aside the appointments made into those positions to date.