A ruling family in the Oda community of Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Okunbajedo Ruling House, has appealed to the state government to halt the planned installation and recognition of Prince Julius Omomo as the traditional ruler of the town.
This was contained in a letter addressed to the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, who said the appeal became imperative following the appeal filed by the Okunbajedo ruling house at the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of the Appeal Court.
Counsel to the Ruling House, Mr Kehinde Aladedutire, said any step taken by the government would be prejudicial and lead to the breakdown of law and order in the ancient community if the Omomo is installed as the traditional ruler.
The family through the council in a letter titled “Demand For Restraint in Installing Mr Julius Omomo as Olojoda of Oda in view of the Appeal Already filed and the Motion for Injunction Already Filed and Already Pending Before The Court of Appeal” demanded that the process should be halted to avert crisis in the town.
The letter read: “We act as Solicitors to the Okunbadejo Ruling House of Oda, the next ruling house to produce the next Olojoda of Oda in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The family is herein referred to as “our client”. It is on their unequivocal -instruction that this letter is forwarded to you for urgent attention sir.
“Our client’s brief is that we should notify your Excellency that we have, on the 27th day of January 2023 filed a Notice of Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the judgment of their lordships at the Court of Appeal who dismissed the case of our client on that 27” January 2023.
“We equally filed an application for an injunction pending appeal against the judgment on the same day. These processes have been served on the parties including the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. There are already proofs of service in the court’s file.
“It is a well-known fact by the citizens of this state that Your Excellency, a reputable learned silk, is a stickler to the rule of law and therefore would not want to do anything to undermine the course of justice.
“It is trite that an application for injunction pending appeal is akin to an application for Stay of Execution and the moment it is served on the parties concerned, they are obliged to stay any action pending the determination of the application.
“We therefore on this premise, pray that Your Excellency would allow the course of justice to run since to do otherwise would be contrary to the tenets of the profession Your Excellency has protected and preserved for decades.”
The ruling house filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal that gave the state government the leeway to install a monarch for the town, which became vacant following the death of the former occupant of the throne, Oba Bamidele Akosile some years ago.
Consequently, the Ruling House, whose turn is to produce the next Olojoda asked Governor Akeredolu to halt any process that may lead to crisis in the community as the selection procedures were fraught with irregularities.
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