An Oyo State High Court, Ibadan yesterday fixed February 16 for hearing in a motion seeking to stop the Olubadan-in-Council from appointing a new Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Justice Muktar Abimbola fixed the date at the resumed hearing of a case filed by Chief Adebayo Oyediji and others against the state government, the council and other contending lines to Olubadan throne.
Reports indicated that Oyediji of Seriki chieftaincy line, is claiming that it is the turn of their line to produce the next Olubadan, following the death of Oba Samuel Odulana.
The plaintiff is challenging the alleged consistent occupation of the throne by the Otun chieftaincy line and the Balogun chieftaincy line.
When the case came up yesterday, lawyer to the Olubadan-in-Council, Mr. Michael Lana informed the court that he was just coming into the matter for the first time.
Lana said he needed time to react to the motion and prayed for an adjournment.
Mr Abideen Adediran, lawyer to the plaintiff, however, opposed the application for adjournment and argued that his motion had been served on the respondents since January14.
Adediran said the respondents ought to have filed their counter-motion.
He alleged that the respondents were seeking the adjournment to delay hearing in the motion and fill the position of Olubadan before the next hearing date.
The lawyer drew the attention of the court to its subsisting order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from filling any of vacant high chief positions of and the Olubadan.
He alleged that the Otun and the Balogun lines had disobeyed the order of the court by filling all the vacant high chief positions -“Ekerin, Asipa, Otun and Osi.’’
Adediran prayed the court to set aside all the purported appointments.
Other respondents in the suit are Chief Adeleke Ajani, Chief Saliu Adetunji and Chief Busari Alarape.
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