Awujale: Ijebu chiefs sue Abiodun over interregnum council

The Adele Awujale-in-Council, led by the Adele and Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland, Ologun Dr Sonny Kuku, has filed a lawsuit against Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and members of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council (AIAC). According to Daily Post Nigeria, the suit was filed at the High Court of Ogun State in Ijebu-Ode and challenges the creation and reconstitution of the AIAC by the governor and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

The council is seeking a court declaration that, under the native law, custom, and tradition of the Ijebu-Ode people, the Adele Awujale-in-Council is the only valid traditional administrative authority permitted to manage interim affairs during an interregnum. Punch reports that the council is specifically challenging the reconstitution of the AIAC.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the claimants are asking the court to declare the creation of the AIAC alien, unknown, and inconsistent with the Chiefs Law of Ogun State. The council is seeking to set aside the appointments of AIAC members, which they describe as illegal and unconstitutional, and is requesting a perpetual injunction to prevent the governor and others from interfering with the customary functions of the Adele Awujale-in-Council.

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