Oyo State High Court, on Tuesday, adjourned the two cases filed by the Seriki chieftaincy line in Ibadanland seeking approval of the court to strike out the names of dead defendants and a motion to set aside the recent promotions of some chiefs in the Olubadan-in-Council till April 14, for arguments.
The suits were numbered: I/421/2007 and I/149/2016.
In the two applications presented before the High Court by counsel to the Seriki chieftaincy line, G.A. Adeniran, before Justice Munta Abimbola, dated February 16 and filed March 1, 2016 sought the approval of the court to strike out the names of the first, second, third, fourth and sixth defendants in the case.
They are the late Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1; High Chief Omowale Kuye; High Chief Sule Omiyale; Chief Adeleke Ajani and Chief Busari Alarape.
The presiding justice who is also the Chief Justice of Oyo State, Justice Abimbola, struck out the names of the dead defendants for necessary amendments when the defendants’ counsel, Michael Lana, pose no objection to the application.
In the second application, marked I/149/2016, the Seriki line prayed the court to compel the Olubadan-in-Council to obey the 2008 injunction restraining them from elevating any high chief to the position of the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The claimants also joined the Oyo State governor, the Attorney General of the state and members of the Olubadan-in-Council in the case.
The second motion moved by G.A. Adeniran, dated February 16, 2016 and filed on March 1, 2016, sought to set aside the appointments or promotion made in the Olubadan-in-Council by the late Oba Odulana, including the recent installation of Oba Saliu Adetunji, as well as the approval of the state governor for the appointments.
But defence counsel, Lana, said the two cases should be consolidated because they focused on the same objective or goal that Seriki wanted to produce the next Olubadan.
