- Safiu Kehinde
Osun state government has appealed the removal of Oba Adegboyega Famodun as Owa of Igbajo by the state’s High Court ruling which reinstated Rasheed Toogun, a former Chairman of the state’s All Progressive Congress (APC) chapter, as the Igbajo monarch.
Expressing shock and disbelief over the High Court ruling dated 11th November, 2024, the state government disclosed that the same Court had earlier validated the Osun state White Paper on Adegboyega’s appointment.
As contained in a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner of Information, Oluomo Alimi, the state government has approached the Court of Appeal over the two contradicting decisions of the High Court while calling for calm and order in Igbajo.
The statement partly read; “We have taken the ruling of the High Court of Justice, Ile Ife presided over by Justice A.O Ayoola in good faith and in line with the dictates of the law which the present administration of His Excellency,Senator Ademola Adeleke believes in and is always ready to uphold at all times.
“Be that as it may, the Osun State Government and other parties to the suit have the right of Appeal in this regard and all necessary papers have been filled accordingly.
“In the interim, we are using this opportunity to appeal for calm and restraint especially from all stakeholders.
“We are particularly calling on the people of Igbajo irrespective of where the course of justice swings to, to embrace order and decorum by maintaining law and order in respect of the present development in the ancient town.
” It will be out of place and in sharp contrast to the peaceful atmosphere reigning in Igbajo community and Osun State at large for people to take laws into their hands.
“Government will frown at any act of lawlessness from any quarter in and outside the ancient town”, the statement noted.