Osun: Court Upholds Dethronement Of Akire Of Ikire, Oba Falabi

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area on Monday 29th June, 2020 held that Oba Olatunde Falabi, has no legal right to continue to occupy the seat of Akire of Ikire that he has been occupying.

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The Supreme Court by its Judgment of 11th day of April, 2014 had earlier declared the inclusion of 8th Defendant’s (Prince Tajudeen Olanrewaju) Ruling House of Aketula (which is the first and next ruling house as contained in the 1958 Chieftaincy Declaration of Ikire of Ikire to take turn after Onisokan Ruling House where the last Akire Oba Oyegunle hailed from) to be validly made and in line with the customary law of the land.

Justice A. B. AbdulKareem in his judgement on Monday held that 8th Defendant’s Ruling House – Aketula Ruling House is entitled to succeed Oba Oyegunle and not Falabi.

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The Plaintiff – Oba Olatunde Falabi, filed the suit alleging that the Governor invited him to Osogbo in the presence of Attorney General and Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs on the 15 day of April, 2014 notifying him of his dethronement by the Supreme Court Judgment delivered on 11th April, 2014 in appeal No. SC 65/2001.

He said the government at the meeting promised to arrange a comfortable accommodation for him in another town of his choice with huge sum of money to maintain his life for the rest of his years as they want the dethronement to be peaceful.

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The Plaintiff also maintained that he has not committed any offence warranting his removal and consequently sought for declarative reliefs and injunctive reliefs from removing him as Akire of Ikire.

Counsel to the State Government, Attorney General and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy, Barrister Hassan Agbelekale in their defence stated that no such meeting took place.

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The Counsel also maintained in the defence that by the Supreme Court Judgment delivered on 11 April, 2014 which set aside the Judgment of the High Court upon which the Plaintiff was installed as Akire of Ikire and contrary to the legal advice of the Ministry of justice that the Plaintiff will be deposed if the appeal against the High Court Judgment succeed, the Plaintiff cannot continue to remain in office as the right of the 8th Defendant’s Aketula Ruling House had accrued upon the death of the last Oba Oyegunle (who was from the 5th Ruling house in order of rotation as contained in the 1958 Chieftaincy Declaration of Ikire of Ikire.

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Justice AbdulKareem in the judgment held that the plaintiff failed to prove that any meeting was held and also held that Oba Olatunde Falabi has no legal right to succeed Oba Oyegunle and to continue to remain in office as the Akire of Ikire.

The Judge maintained that the 8th Defendant’s Ruling House – Aketula Ruling House is entitled to succeed Oba Oyegunle.

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