FILE: Court gavel and weight
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday restrained the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, from removing the Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Olaleken Akadiri.
The PUNCH earlier reported that the Osun State Government declared the stool of Akirun of Ikirun vacant and called on all parties to await the determination of a suit on the stool currently pending before the Court of Appeal.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said the government decision on the stool was contained in six White Papers on various committees that investigated issues raised by the executive orders issued by the governor at the inception of his administration in November 2022.
The court, presided by Justice S.O Nwaka Gbagi, barred the governor and others from taking any step in respect of the Akirun of Ikirun chieftaincy, pending the determination of the appeal before the court.
