Justice K.A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State has dismissed a suit challenging the nomination and installation of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Olushola Alao, for lack of jurisdiction.
In the suit instituted by four members of the Akinbola family, contesting the selection, appointment, and approval of the monarch, Justice Adedokun stated that the claimants had no locus standi to file the suit.
According to him, the case failed to include Surulere Local Government as the authority legally empowered to commence the selection process and approve the traditional ruler’s appointment, hence defective.
