June 11, 2026
By Dayo Johnson, Akure
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Ondo State has renewed an interim order restraining Mr. Samuel Saka Odimayo from parading himself as the Olofun of Irele pending the determination of a suit challenging his selection and approval.
The case is being heard at the Ondo State High Court in Okitipupa.
The suit was filed by Prince Ademola Idowu Olowoyiribi, one of the aspirants to the throne, through his counsel, Femi Emmanuel Emodamori. He is asking the court to set aside the Ondo State Executive Council’s approval of Odimayo’s appointment, which was granted on June 2, 2026, arguing that it violated a subsisting interim injunction issued on May 6, 2026.
