Prince Lukman Gbadegesin has taken legal action to contest the appointment of Prince Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo by Governor Seyi Makinde, arguing the process violated the Oyo State Chiefs’ Law of 2000.
Gbadegesin, who claims to have been selected by the majority of Oyo’s Kingmakers, is seeking the court to nullify the governor’s approval and presentation of the staff of office to Owoade.
In a pre-action notice issued by his lawyer, Adekunle Sobaloju SAN, Gbadegesin alleges that the governor’s reliance on Ifa consultation in the appointment contradicts a 2022 court judgment and undermines the Alaafin Chieftaincy Declaration of 1961, which vests the selection power solely in the Oyomesi.
The legal suit demands that the appointment of Prince Owoade be declared unlawful and that Gbadegesin’s selection by the Oyomesi be recognized as valid.
