Newskingdom reports that, after one-year of legal battles over his removal as King, an Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife has overturned the Executive Order issued by Governor Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy title.
The High Court declared that the Executive Order and White Paper had no legal standing to annul a validly conducted chieftaincy process, ordered for reinstatement of Oba Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo and effectively nullifies the state government’s attempt to remove him.
It should be recalled that the Osun State Government had released six White Papers in January 2024 following an investigation into various chieftaincy matters in the state where one of the White Papers nullified the previous selection process of Oba Philip Adegboyega Famodun III as the Owa of Igbajo.
However, Oba Famodun challenged the government’s decision in court, arguing that his appointment followed due process and should not be revoked.
Oba Famodun was appointed and installed as the Owa of Igbajo by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola towards the end of his administration in 2022.
