MOSES ALAO takes a look at the controversy surrounding the review of the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration by the Oyo State government, the ensuing legal battles and options for the resolution of the tussle. An earlier judgment given in favour of the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, who had approached the court to set aside the report of the Justice Akintunde Boade Panel of Inquiry, which reviewed the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy and other related cheiftaincies declaration, had nullified the review noting that the governor was not empowered to set up the panel. The state government claimed that the trial judge had erred in law on various grounds on High Chief Ladoja’s suit. On the availability of options to resolve the crisis, the commissioner maintained that options of negotiation and settlement were still available. The questions, however, remain when the two parties will come to agreement on the matter and when, indeed, the royal rumble will end?

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 04, 2018 01:41 UTC