Seventy-five coronet Obas sacked by the Ogun State Government have challenged their demotion before the state High Court sitting in Abeokuta.
The court presided over by Justice Akinyemi in the inaugural sitting on the interlocutory injunction filed by the coronet Obas ruled that the status quo should be maintained.
Justice Akinyemi explained that the relationship that existed between the claimants and the defendants prior to the termination of their appointments and promotions should be maintained pending the determination of the suit before the court.
Counsel to the seventy-five coronet Obas, Mr. Olumide Oniyire after the court sitting told newsmen that the status quo of the appointment of the traditional rulers should be maintained as proclaimed by the court.
However in her response, the defence counsel, Mrs. Dankuwo argued that the status quo the judge ruled was after the revocation of the appointment of the coronet Obas noting that the proper time to maintain status quo should be at the time of the revocation.
The court adjourned further hearing on the case to seventh of July this year.
Ogun state government under the leadership of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun had on thirteenth May 2019 confirmed the appointment and upgrading of some community chiefs to coronet Obas.
The appointments was however reversed by Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration on sixth of February this year following the recommendation of a committee set up to look in to the selection and upgrading procedures used by the former administration.
Wale Oluokun
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