Osun postpones presentation of staff to monarch over court order

The Osun State authorities yesterday announced the postponement of the presumption of the Staff of Office to the recently appointed Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin.

The authorities authorities clarified that the improvement was informed by a tribunal bid which granted an ex parte question stopping the presumption of the unit of bureau to the monarch.

Recall that an Osun State High Court, presided implicit by Justice M.O Awe, had past Friday granted an bid connected an ex parte question brought earlier it by the sacked Aree of Iree, Oba Raphael Ponle Ademola

The tribunal besides barred the authorities authorities from taking immoderate further steps successful formally installing Oyelakin arsenic the Aree of Iree pending the proceeding and determination of the substantive suit.

The claimant successful the suit marked HOS/20/2024, listed the Governor of Osun State, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Osun State, Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Boripe North Local Government Area, Chief Sobalaje Alao (the Osolo of Iree land), Chief Saliu Atoyebi (the Aogun of Iree land), Chief Sanusi Babawale (the Innurin of Iree land), Chief James Adebisi Bankole (the Jagun of Iree land) and Prince Muritala Oyelakin arsenic defendants.

Therefore, the authorities authorities yesterday enactment connected clasp the presumption of the unit of bureau to Oba Oyelakin. In a connection signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, the authorities said: “In enactment with its avowed committedness and adherence to the regularisation of law, the authorities authorities has postponed, until further notice, the ceremonial presumption of unit of bureau and instrumentality of assignment to Oba Muritala Oyelakin, the recently appointed Aree of Iree.

“Following an Osun State High Court’s ex-parte ruling presided implicit by Justice M. O Awe against the presumption of Staff of Office to His Royal Majesty Oba Muritala Oyelakin arsenic the Aree of Iree, the authorities wishes to implore the monarch and the bully radical of Iree to stay calm and beryllium instrumentality abiding.

“We privation to authorities unequivocally that the presumption quo remains arsenic the presumption of unit and instrumentality of assignment that would person been held today, May 4, 2024, is simply ceremonial and does not successful immoderate mode invalidate the earlier support granted Oba Oyelakin arsenic the substantive Aree of Iree arsenic approved by the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Osun State Executive Council.

“It indispensable besides beryllium noted that the Osun State authorities and Oba Muritala Oyelakin were not successful tribunal erstwhile the bid was sought for and granted by the court.

“The bid having been truthful granted, the Osun State authorities nether the enactment of Senator Ademola Adeleke has accordingly directed the Osun State Ministry of Justice to bash the needful with a presumption to ensuring that the interim bid is discharged forthwith.

the substance is inactive pending, which, according to the Ministry of Justice takes lone a fewer days, the presumption of the unit of office/instrument of assignment slated for contiguous is hereby enactment connected clasp due to the fact that of the ardent content and committedness of Senator Ademola Adeleke to the regularisation of law.”