A vacation judge, Justice A.A. Omoniyi of Court 3, Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Ode, on Wednesday ordered that a suit filed by the Fusengbuwa Ruling House against Governor Dapo Abiodun, nine kingmakers and others over the suspension of the selection process for the next Awujale be returned to the administrative judge for reassignment.
Justice Omoniyi said he would commence his annual vacation within the next week and might not return to duty until January 2027.
He said he was aware of the urgency of the suit, numbered HCJ/149/2026 and filed on August 21, 2026, but was constrained by time, having only one week left before proceeding on vacation.
Omoniyi therefore ruled, in the interim, that the case file should be returned to the administrative judge for reallocation. He adjourned the matter to September 23 for further hearing.
Earlier, counsel for the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Olusegun Otayemi, told the court that all 15 defendants had been duly served and that the family was ready to proceed with the suit.
