Justice Olajumoke Aiki of the High Court held on Friday that the commission of enquiry set up by the Governor "could not amend or further amend, review or further review the chieftaincy declaration". The state government had gone ahead to crown 21 obas, sequel to the review.
The court has since declared the coronation of the obas as being "illegal, null and void and of no effect".
In a message on his Facebook page, Governor Ajimobi stated that "yesterday’s judgment on the Olubadan Chieftaincy review will be appealed against immediately. Let me reiterate here that the review was an exercise that was well thought out. It is for the development and progress of Ibadanland and the people therein.
We will not relent in our determination to make Ibadan great and the greatness shall come through various ways; one of which was the Olubadan chieftaincy review that was conducted by a judicial commission of inquiry.
The truth is that people are normally opposed to change and radical policies that will eventually be beneficial to them, but we shall get there. We will not be deterred or allow retrogressive tendencies to override the progress Oyo State is currently making".
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