Akoko Obaship tussle: Supreme Court fixes Jan 16 for hearing
From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko
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The Supreme Court has fixed January 16, for the ruling to hear an application on, stay of execution, of the coronation of Prince Oseni Isiaka as Alale of Akungba Akoko.
The apex court will also hear the substantive shit wife number SC 155/2018, in which the counsels to the parties have been duly notified.
The case is between Julius Olanipon and Prince Emmanuel Salau as well as Sunday Akeju from Agure-Mokun branch of the Ole ruling house of Akungba Akoko.
The stay of execution was filed by Julius Olanipon to restrain Ondo State Government from executing the court of appeal verdict of December 11, 2017, which affirmed the High Court judgement of December 20, 2013 that declared Prince Oseni Isiaka as the new Alale of Akungba Akoko.
The stay of execution and injunction was initially filed at the appeal Court, but struck out upon the withdrawal request by appellant before it was filed at the apex court.
Counsel to the appellant, Barister Olabanjo Ayenakin claimed that one Mr Sunday Ajimoh has already occupied the royal throne.
He, however, urged the apex court to grant the stay of execution and injunction on the appeal court judgement.
Meanwhile, counsel to the respondent, Agure mokun family branch of ole ruling house, Mallam Gani Ashiru asked the Supreme Court to strike out the prayer of the appellant for stay of execution and injunction, since it is a declarative judgement.
He also submitted that the Apex Court should sack one Mr Sunday Ajimoh who was wrongfully and illegally installed as Alale of Akungba Akoko by the immediate past administration in the state having flagrantly disobeyed court order not to do so.
Meanwhile the Alale Elect, Prince Oseni Isiaka Adu&m and Akungba community in general have appealed to the Ondo State Government led by Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and heads of security agencies to fortify the university town with maximum security to forestall any possible breakdown of law and order on that day.
It would be recalled that there has been Obaship crisis in Akungba Akoko in Akoko Aouth West Local Government Area of Ondo State has been in obaship crisis since the demise of oba Omoshowon Adekanye in December 2003.