Many Nigerians have come out on social media to express their joy at the court's verdict
which declared unconstitutional and illegal the Commission of Inquiry
recommending the elevation of some Ibadan high chiefs to Obas.
The state government had on August 27, 2017, elevated some Ibadan high
chiefs, except one and some district heads (Baales) as obas, an action
which pitted them against Oba Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan.
The Osi Olubadan and former governor of the state, Chief Rashidi Ladoja,
had filed a suit to challenge the propriety of the Justice Boade
Commission of Inquiry.
Reacting to the judgement, Dayo Williams, a journalist and social
commentator expressed an unbridled joy at the development, noting that
the ego of the state governor had been deflated.
"Excited to learn that Mr Constituted Authority's ego was constitutionally deflated by a high court in Oyo state today over his balkanization of the Olubadan of Ibadan's chieftaincy title. Those road side 'obas' without divine coronation should go beg the Olubadan.
I am sure he will accept them back into his fold. "High Chief Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja will be laughing in Swahili now. It is always good to be on the side of nobility all the time," he said on Facebook. "Mr Ajimobi can always retrace his steps lest he goes under with his oversized pride.
Not too late for him," he added. On his part, Steve Oyewole praised the judiciary for the judgement: He said: "Kudos to our upright and incorruptible Oyo state judiciary. I just pray the crop of politicians we have in this era won't set the nation ablaze for selfish and political parochial reasons. Shame on u all the political hooligans!".
Speaking on the court's verdict on Facebook, Olarenwaju Emmanuel hailed the judgement as a superb victory for democracy. "This is a superb victory over selfish political interest. Governor Ajimobi installed those 21 chiefs as kings, in return for them to help influence the people in their domain vote for whoever he presented as candidate to cover his atrocities. "Congratulations Olubadan and good people of Ibadan. This is a victory for democracy, he added.(source naij.com)
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