Mohammed Shosanya
The Oyo town kingmakers,Oyomesi,Thursday filed a fresh suit at the Oyo State High Court sitting in Awe against the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo.
Others joined as co- defendants in the suit are, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Commissioner for Local government and Chieftaincy Matters.
The claimants in the suit no, HOY/41/2023 include;High Yusuf Akinade Ayoola, (Basorun of Oyo town) High Chief Wakeel Akindele Oyedepo, (Lagunna of Oyo town) High Chief Amuda Yusuf, (Akinniku of Oyo), High Chief Waheed Oyetunji (Aare Ago Basorun), and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau (Baale Alapo).
The claimants in a suit filed on their behalf by their lead counsel, Barrister Kazeem Sobaloju after the withdrawal and subsequent strike out of the similar case by the Court approached the court again on Thursday with a fresh suit.
Sobaloju reminded the court that he had two pending applications filed on November 1, 2023 on the subject matter before the Court.
He argued that the counter affidavit to the notice of preliminary objection and interim order of injunction were served on him barely 45 minutes ago.
He prayed the court for maintenance of the status quo in spite of the notice of the preliminary objection filed by the defence counsel.
He submitted that he has filed a counter affidavit to the notice of the preliminary objection.
However,the defence counsel, Barrister L.A. Abiola,who is also the Director, Department of Civil Litigation and Advisory Council at the Oyo State Ministry of Justice assured the court of his preparedness to move the application for his notice of preminary objection.
He added that they are not running away from the legal battle.
Justice Ladiran Akintola adjourned the matter till 14th December, 2023 for the hearing of notice of preliminary objection filed by the defence counsel.