Lagos monarch appeals courtroom ruling nullifying set up

Basiru, by way of his authorized representatives, D.A. Awosika, SAN & Partners, has filed a Notice of Appeal towards the November 6 judgment, alongside purposes in search of a keep of execution, an injunction pending enchantment and different preservatory orders to safeguard the subject material of the case.

The ruling was delivered in Suit No. ID/9885GCMW/2023, instituted by Prince Adeniyi Saliu and 6 others towards the Lagos State Governor and 4 different defendants. The courtroom granted the claimants’ utility for a compulsory injunction, overturning the nomination, appointment, approval and set up of Basiru because the Olu of Oko Baba Agba.

In a press release launched on Monday by Oladimeji Olabode of Awosika SAN & Partners Chambers, the monarch’s counsel mentioned the clarification was essential to hold members of the group knowledgeable concerning the authorized developments and efforts to safeguard their pursuits and conventional establishment.

The authorized staff maintained that though the November 6 judgment represented a big stage within the proceedings, the dispute was removed from concluded, as steps had been being taken to problem the choice by way of the suitable judicial course of.

It mentioned, “Dissatisfied with the decision, HRM Oba Kabiru Adesegun Basiru exercised his constitutional right of appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal dated 6 November 2026, challenging the decision on grounds raising substantial questions of law.”

The counsel additional disclosed that purposes in search of a keep of execution, an injunction pending enchantment and different preservatory orders had been submitted to the courtroom to forestall the enchantment from being undermined.

“Furthermore, an application for stay of execution, injunction pending appeal and other preservatory orders has been filed before the Honourable Court to protect the subject matter of the appeal and ensure that the appellate process is not rendered nugatory,” the assertion added.

According to the authorized staff, the legislation gives for the safety of issues earlier than the courts and discourages actions by litigants that would frustrate judicial proceedings or compromise the efficient willpower of an enchantment.

It subsequently referred to as on all events concerned to uphold the rule of legislation, keep restraint and keep away from any actions that would threaten the peace of Oworoshoki or hinder the judicial course of.

The counsel additionally insisted that the authorized and institutional foundations of the Oko Baba Agba conventional establishment had been being defended, stressing that applicable authorized measures had been taken to contest the judgment.

Explaining the background to the creation of the normal stool, the assertion mentioned it was established following suggestions by the Standing Tribunal of Inquiry into Chieftaincy Matters in Lagos State, chaired by Hon. Justice T. Ojikutiu-Oshode.

It defined that the tribunal examined the historic and conventional circumstances of the group based mostly on the account offered by the late Oloworo of Oworoshoki Kingdom, HRM Oba Oloruntoyin Bashir Saliu.

The tribunal subsequently advisable that Oko Baba Agba be recognised as an impartial conventional group and that the Kekeniju Opemoluwa chieftaincy title in Oworoshoki be elevated to a Second-Class Obaship stool, to be generally known as the Olu of Oko Baba Agba.

The assertion famous that the advice went by way of the related authorities approval procedures earlier than the Lagos State Executive Council accredited and confirmed Basiru’s appointment because the Olu of Oko Baba Agba.

“These developments formed the foundation for his subsequent appointment and installation,” the counsel acknowledged.

The monarch’s authorized representatives appealed to residents to stay calm, protect communal concord and keep away from actions that would jeopardise the continued courtroom proceedings.

“Our commitment remains to see the process through to its lawful conclusion and to the eventual realisation of the coronation of our Olu in accordance with the law,” the assertion added.