An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Wednesday has nullified the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso.
DAILY GIST recalls that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde had announced Olaoye as the new Soun and the kingmakers of the town installed him on September 8, 2023.
Prince Kabir Olaoye, one of the contenders for the Soun of Ogbomoso stool, had dragged Ghandi to court following his appointment
According to the prince, Ghandi was not eligible for the position of Soun of Ogbomoso.
The stool of the Soun, a prominent monarch in south-west Nigeria, became vacant after the demise of the former monarch, Jimoh Ajagungbade, who passed on in December 2021, at the age of 95 years after he reigned for 48 years.
The selection of a new monarch had last year nosedived into a legal battle as the Chairman of the Screening Committee for Laoye Ruling House in Ogbomoso, Abdulwahab Laoye, said the family had not selected anybody to fill the vacant stool
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