BREAKING: Oba Ghandi’s Reign As Soun Of Ogbomoso Continues As Court Grants Stay Of Execution
Respite has come to Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has allowed his application for stay of execution of nullification of his appointment as Soun of Ogbomosoland while the determination of appeal is pending. This comes after Oba Olaoye’s appointment as the Soun was nullified by the court over procedural flaw in his nomination. Issuing the order Monday (Nov 27), in suit no HOG/27/2022, presiding judge, Justice Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun, directed all the parties to maintain status quo ante pending the hearing and determination of the appeal already filed by the defense of Oba Olaoye and the Oyo state government. Recall Oba Olaoye who was installed on September 8, 2023 by the kingmakers got his appointment nullified on October 25 in a suit filed by Prince Kabir Olaoye on the ground of breaching of the process of nomination. Dissatisfied with the judgement, the monarch as well as the state government which approved the nomination fil