Court restrains Adeleke from appointing monarch for Osun community
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File: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from appointing or installing a new Olojo of Ojo in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state pending the determination of a motion before it. Akano, in granting the order dated October 29, 2026, a copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Friday, stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed on 11th March, 2026.
Context & Background
✦The families are challenging the Osun State Executive Council’s decision of October 23, 2026, which reportedly nullified the existing declaration and approved the appointment of Babatunde Omotosho Tajudeen as Onijabe of Ijabeland.
Key Figures & Named Entities
10th March:The applicants had sought, “An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 10th March, 2026.2026:Akano, in granting the order dated October 29, 2026, a copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Friday, stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed on 11th March, 2026.2026:“Issued at Ede under the seal of the court and the hand of the presiding judge this 29th day of October, 2026.” The PUNCH had reported that four ruling houses in Ijabe, Odo-Otin Local Government Area, had sued the state government over its decision to nullify the town’s 2018 amended chieftaincy declaration and approve a new Onijabe.
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Key Takeaways
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✦File: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from appointing or installing a new Olojo of Ojo in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state pending the determination of a motion before it.
✦Akano, in granting the order dated October 29, 2026, a copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Friday, stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed on 11th March, 2026.
✦The families are challenging the Osun State Executive Council’s decision of October 23, 2026, which reportedly nullified the existing declaration and approved the appointment of Babatunde Omotosho Tajudeen as Onijabe of Ijabeland.
Key Facts:10th March: The applicants had sought, “An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 10th March, 2026.2026: Akano, in granting the order dated October 29, 2026, a copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Friday, stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed on 11th March, 2026.2026: “Issued at Ede under the seal of the court and the hand of the presiding judge this 29th day of October, 2026.” The PUNCH had reported that four ruling houses in Ijabe, Odo-Otin Local Government Area, had sued the state government over its decision to nullify the town’s 2018 amended chieftaincy declaration and approve a new Onijabe.2026: The families are challenging the Osun State Executive Council’s decision of October 23, 2026, which reportedly nullified the existing declaration and approved the appointment of Babatunde Omotosho Tajudeen as Onijabe of Ijabeland.
Editorial Excerpt
An Osun State High Court has restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from appointing or installing a new Olojo of Ojo in Egbedore LGA pending a court ruling.
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File: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from appointing or installing a new Olojo of Ojo in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state pending the determination of a motion before it.
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Akano, in granting the order dated October 29, 2026, a copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Friday, stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed on 11th March, 2026.
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The applicants had sought, “An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents, their allies, agents, privies, successors and/or whosoever is claiming through them from installing, appointing, declaring, recognising and/or accepting any candidate as Olojo of Ojo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 10th March, 2026.