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AN Oyo High Court, sitting in Oyo town, yesterday, adjourned hearing the case instituted by five out of six Oyo Mesi against Governor Seyi Makinde, the Attorney- General and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters over the selection of new Alaafin of Oyo till Thursday.The Claimants in suit no, HOY/38/2023 are Yusuf Ayoola ; Wakeel Oyedepo ; Amuda Yusuf ; Waheed Oyetunji , and Gbadebo Mufutau .
The lead counsel to the claimant, Mr Kazeem Sobaloju, SAN, pleaded for a stay of status quo pending the determination of the substantive suit. He submitted that the claimants have two motions before the court; motion exparte on an interim order of injunction and motion of notice on interlocutory injunction.
But Counsel to defendants, E.O. Ojebisi, said they were just served the motions not up to five days as required by the law on the service of notice.But the presiding judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola, insisted that there was no urgency in the matter and, thereby, told the counsels to agree on a date for the hearing. He said the defendants should be allowed to be joined in the suit with the filing of a counter affidavit.
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