Oyo Court restrains Govt from appointing new Aresaadu of Iresaadu

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has restrained the Oyo State Government from appointing a new Aresaadu of Iresaadu in Surulere Local Government Area of the state.

The court, under the leadership of Justice K.A. Adedokun, barred the state government from nominating or installing another person as the Aresaadu of Iresaadu.

Adedokun explained that the Aresaadu stool is not vacant, hence there is no need for the state government to appoint or nominate anyone as the traditional ruler of the town.

He made these pronouncements on Friday while ruling on a suit instituted by Oba Abraham Adeyeye Oyerinde, the Aresaadu of Iresaadu.

The certified true copy of the ruling was made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday morning.

DAILY POST gathered that Oyerinde, who was installed in 2019 during the tenure of the immediate past governor of the state, approached the court to stop the state government from appointing another person as the traditional ruler of the town.

Adedokun, while ruling in the case with suit number HOI/6/2026, granted the prayers of the applicant, Oba Adeyeye, after listening to the arguments of his lawyer, Mr. S.T.A. Raji.

The judge then granted the injunction and restrained the state government, Emiolu ruling house and the kingmakers in the town from nominating, appointing or approving any candidate for the Aresaadu of Iresaadu chieftaincy.

Adedokun also barred the state government, Emiolu ruling house and the kingmakers from taking any step in that regard pending the hearing and final determination of the motion on notice.

The judge said, “Having read through the application and the two affidavits in support of same as well as Exhibits A, A1, B, C & D attached to same, it was established that the right of the Applicant is under threat and same needed to be protected by this Honourable Court.

“The circumstance of this case makes it one of the deserving instances when an interim order of this Honourable Court should be granted. Consequently, I found merit in the application and same is accordingly granted as prayed.”