- A top court in Nigeria has dethroned Oba Michael Adetunji Oluwole as the Olute of Ute in Ondo state
- TheTalk.NG reports that the court restrained the monarch from parading himself as the Olute of Ute
- Justice Ademola Enikuomehin ordered a fresh selection process from within the Olule Omoloja ruling lineage
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.
Owo, Ondo state – Oba Michael Adetunji Oluwole, the traditional ruler of Ute in Ose local government area (LGA) of Ondo state, has been sacked by a high court.
As reported by The Nation, the embattled monarch has been in a legal tussle over his emergence since 1995.
An Ondo high court, sitting in Owo, Ondo state, has sacked the Olute of Ute, in Ose council area of the state, Oba Michael Adetunji Oluwole, from the throne.
Photo credit: @afamosigweSource: Twitter
Olule Omolaja’s ruling house had challenged the retired army major’s right to ascend the throne.
Justice Ademola Enikuomehin, in his ruling in the suit filed by Adewumi Fabuluje, nullified the selection process that brought Oba Oluwole to the throne and ordered a fresh selection process into the stool, FRCN noted.
The judge ordered Oluwole to stop parading himself as the traditional ruler of the town.
He held that a fresh selection process from within the Olule Omoloja ruling house lineage should be begun.
More to follow…
Source: TheTalk.NG
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