Litigation persists due to injustice in selecting Yorubaland kingship- Monarch

Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun, has attributed litigation trailing the selection of traditional rulers in some parts of Yorubaland to injustice.

 

Oba Senator Balogun made this known at a press briefing as part of activities marking his 81st birthday celebration at his Alarere residence, Ibadan, on Tuesday.

 

He stated that as long as the people who are saddled with the responsibility of electing or selecting kings are failing in their traditional function, the aggrieved candidate(s) will always seek redress in court.

 

According to him, litigation is a function of democracy. It will not end as long as injustice remains in the selection of monarchs in Yorubaland.

 

It remains a checkpoint for injustice.

 

On the alleged face-off between the erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Council of Obas and Chiefs in Oyo state, Olubadan, who described Obasanjo as respected of traditional rulers nationwide, said the issue was blown out of proportion.

 

According to him, Obasanjo is my brother and friend. We have been together for a long. He is not as disrespectful as being alleged. He is a respecter of the traditional stool

 

What happened on the said day when Obasanjo was backing out of order at members of the Council of Obas and Chiefs at a function in Iseyin is quite unfortunate.

 

Both sides didn’t expect the way the media turned it to.

 

On his birthday anniversary, Kabiyesi is full of praises to God, submitting that there is nothing he asked of that God has not done it for him.

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