The court ruled that Olaoye’s appointment did not follow due process and ordered the state government to conduct a new procedure to select and install the new Soun.
Oba Ghandi Olaoye’s appointment and coronation as the new Soun of Ogbomoso has been declared null and void by an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso.
The court ruled that Olaoye’s appointment did not follow due process and ordered the state government to conduct a new procedure to select and install the new Soun.
The decision was made in response to a lawsuit filed by one of the throne contenders, Kabir Laoye.
The state administration named Olaoye as the new Soun, and he took office on September 8, 2023.
Remember how Prince Kabir Olaoye, one of the candidates for the Soun of Ogbomoso stool, dragged Ghandi to court, claiming he was ineligible for the office.
Laoye has launched a lawsuit to overturn Ghandi Olaoye’s appointment, claiming he was ineligible for the job.
The court found that Ghandi Olaoye’s appointment and installation as Soun of Ogbomoso was invalid and ordered a new selection procedure to choose the king for Oyo State’s second largest town.
