The last is yet to be heard on the controversy plaguing the Obaship stool of Iru kingdom in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. It will be recalled that sometime in June, 2020, the Lagos State Government approved the appointment of Prince Abdul wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal from the Abisogun ruling house of the Oniru royal family in a bizarre manner as the new Oba Oniru of Iru kingdom following the demise of the late Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru.

However, by a General Form of Writ of Summons (Form 1) sealed at the High Court of Lagos State, Igbosere, Lagos on the 23rd of July, 2020, Madam Abimbola Ogunyemi, Prince Ademola Daramola, Prince Akintunde Akinola and Princess Jaiyeola Deborah Ogunyemi, suing for themselves and on behalf of the Ogunyemi ruling house of the Oniru royal family initiated a law suit constituted in suit No: LD/7081GCMW/2020 against the Governor of Lagos State and 6 other Defendants including the new Oba as the 6th Defendant to challenge the approval and installation of the new monarch by the Lagos State Government as the new Oba Oniru of Iru kigdom.

*In the law suit, the Ogunyemi ruling house is asking the court to declare the appointment and approval of Prince Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal by the Lagos State Government as the new Oba Oniru of Iru kingdom irregular, wrongful, unlawful, unconstitutional, void and of no effect and to set aside all the steps taken by the Lagos State Government, either by itself, servants, agents or privies or howsoever called in approving the appointment of Prince Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal by the Lagos State Government as the new Oba Oniru of Iru kingdom. The Ogunyemi ruling house is also asking the court to direct the Eti-Osa Local Government/Iru Victoria Island Local Council Development Area to issue notice to their ruling house to nominate a candidate for the throne and forward the nomination to the State Government for approval as the new Oniru without delay*

The contention of the Ogunyemi ruling house as chronicled in the 33-paragraph Statement of Claim signed by their Solicitor, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim Esq, is that succession to the stool of Oba Oniru of Lagos is regulated by the Oniru of Lagos Chieftaincy Declaration approved by the Lagos State Government and registered by the Ministry of Local Government on the 14th day of September, 1993. The ruling house maintains that the Chieftaincy declaration is very clear and unambiguous in terms and provides for three Ruling Houses in the following order of rotation:
a. Ogunyemi

b. Abisogun

c. Akiogun.

The Ogunyemi ruling house described as upsetting and wicked the installation.......READ MORE........
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