The dethroned Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has reportedly approached a court to challenge moves by Governor Ademola Adeleke to fill the traditional stool.
Oloyede is asking the court to restrain the governor from appointing or approving another occupant for the position while the legal dispute remains unresolved.
The development follows Oloyede’s removal from the traditional position after his conviction in the United States over fraud-related offences.
The suit places the future of the Ipetumodu traditional institution at the centre of a legal dispute, with the former monarch seeking judicial intervention before any steps are taken to install a successor.
However, details of the court where the case was filed, the specific legal grounds for the application and the date of the next hearing have not been provided.
The case is expected to clarify whether the state government can proceed with filling the stool while Oloyede’s challenge is before the court.
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