Court of Appeal Affirms Oba Ghandi Olaoye As Soun Of Ogbomosho

By Akinwale Kasali

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has upheld the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomosho.

This judgment has thus overturned an earlier ruling by a lower Court which nullified his appointment and installation.

Justice Yargata Nimpar, who led a Three Man Panel delivered the judgment on Tuesday in favour of Oba Olaoye on all 10 grounds of appeal.

Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court, Ogbomoso, had, on October 25, 2023, nullified Oba Olaoye’s selection, describing the process as “irregular, null, and void” for failing to comply with the provisions of the 1958 Soun Chieftaincy Declaration.

However, the Appellate Court set aside the lower Court’s ruling, effectively reaffirming Oba Olaoye’s legitimacy as the Soun of Ogbomoso.