The Ondo State High Court sitting in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, has restrained High Chief Akindele Aladenika from parading himself as regent of Ore community in the local government area.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Ade Adegoroye, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent on Sunday, the court also barred the state government and its agencies from recognising Aladenika as regent of the community until a substantive suit on the stool was determined.
The stool of the community became vacant following the demise of the Olore of Ore, Oba Johnson Olatomide, who passed away in 2020.
The government was said to have approved the appointment of Aladenika as the regent, but the decision was greeted with rejection by the Olore-in-Council, who asked the government to appoint a substantive monarch, and not a regent for the community.
It was alleged that Aladenika had been parading himself as the traditional ruler of the community, allegedly with the support of the state government.
