Segun Atanda/
The Alaafin of Oyo has approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria, seeking to restrain the Oyo State Government from creating, recognising or elevating the Baale Ago-Oja chieftaincy stool while an appeal before the apex court is pending.
The motion on notice, dated January 30, 2026 and filed in Appeal No. SC/404/2018, requests interlocutory and mandatory injunctions against Governor Seyi Makinde and the Attorney-General of Oyo State.
It relies on Order 2 Rule 28(1) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2014 (as amended) and the court’s inherent powers under Section 6(6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution.
Through the motion, the Alaafin seeks to prevent the governor and attorney-general from creating, re-creating or elevating the Baale Ago-Oja stool, and from appointing, approving or recognising Alhaji Ganiyu Busari as its holder.
The court is also asked to stop the state government from recognising or dealing with Busari in any capacity relating to the chieftaincy, and to halt any proposed elevation of the stool from Part III (Minor Chief) to Part II (Recognised Chief).
Specifically, the motion requests that the court prevent the planned installation and coronation of Busari as Oloja of Ago-Oja, scheduled for February 13, 2026 at Olivet High School, Oyo, or any other venue.
It also seeks to set aside Oyo State Gazette No. 01, Vol. 50 of January 17, 2025, insofar as it pertains to the elevation of the chieftaincy.
The Alaafin, represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeola Omotunde, argued that the Baale Ago-Oja stool was declared non-existent by the Oyo State High Court on July 31, 2007, a decision later affirmed by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, on December 8, 2017 in Appeal No. CA/I/90/2008.
The motion states that any attempt to revive, recognise or elevate a chieftaincy previously declared non-existent would disregard existing judgments and could prejudice the pending appeal before the Supreme Court.
The Alaafin’s legal team urged the court to grant the requested reliefs and any further orders deemed appropriate.
The appeal and accompanying motion are yet to be scheduled for hearing.
Meanwhile, counsel to the Alaafin has formally written to Governor Makinde, warning that proceeding with Busari’s installation would constitute an illegality and contempt of court.
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