Mufutau Gbadamosi, the dethroned Olofa of Offa in Kwara State, on Wednesday said he will challenge Tuesday’s Court of Appeal judgment nullifying his appointment at the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeal in the judgment delivered at its Ilorin Judicial Division had upturned the July 2012 decision of Justice S.M. Akanbi, which had validated Gbadamosi’s enthronement.
The court also ordered the monarch to vacate the throne with immediate effect.
Justice Obande Ogbuinya, in the judgment, had faulted the judgment of the lower court and granted the reliefs sought by the appellant, Alhaji Abdulrauf Keji, having found them meritorious.
The atmosphere in Offa town was, however, calm on Wednesday as residents went about their normal business without any threat to peace.
Gbadamosi, who addressed a crowd of sympathisers at his palace, said he had directed his lawyers to approach the apex court.
He said: “You don’t need to lose sleep on the judgment.
“You should go about your normal business and make adequate preparation for your fasting.
“Having won at the court of first instance, I am optimistic of justice at the apex court.”
Traditional rulers, especially within Kwara South Senatorial District, have continued to throng the dethroned monarch’s palace on sympathy visit.
Among the early callers to the palace were the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Oladele Ibitoye; the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Sikiru Sanni; and the Elesie of Esie, Oba Yakub Babalola.
Efforts made by NAN to get reactions from the traditional rulers, however, proved abortive as they chose to maintain silence over the development.
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