A petition has been submitted to Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, seeking executive review and intervention in the matter of the Olu-Oke stool of Oke-Igbo Kingdom.
The petition, referenced TTC/OOK/ODSG/25, was written by Tope Temokun Chambers on behalf of Kuole-Oloje Ruling House of Oke-Igbo Kingdom and Prince (Dr.) Adewole Akinpelu Abegunde, described as the unanimous candidate of the ruling house and rightful successor to the Olu-Oke chieftaincy stool.
In the petition addressed to the Governor at the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, the solicitors drew attention to what they described as the purported appointment of Barrister Akintoye Felix Adeoye of the Are Kugbaigbe Ruling House as the Olu-Oke of Oke-Igbo Kingdom.
They stated that at the time of the presentation of staff of office to Barrister Adeoye, there existed a Chieftaincy Declaration governing the Olu-Oke stool, which provides for rotation among five ruling houses: Odo-Eleyewo, Are Kugbaigbe, Kuole-Oloje, Aderin Ologbenla and Ajibike Adedimeji.
The petition further noted that there was a pending appeal before the Court of Appeal, Appeal No: CA/AK/97/2023 between Chief Babajide Lawrence & 10 Ors v. Governor of Ondo State & 5 Ors, to which the state government is a party, challenging the validity of the appointment of the previous Olu-Oke.
According to the petition, the appeal remained actively pending as of 4th November 2025, when the Executive Council approved the purported appointment of Barrister Adeoye.
The petition argued that the Are Kugbaigbe Ruling House, having already produced a candidate for the stool, could not present another until the next rotation, stressing that it was now the turn of the Kuole-Oloje Ruling House, which had unanimously selected Prince (Dr.) Adewole Akinpelu Abegunde.
It described the appointment as unlawful, alleging that it had generated unrest within Oke-Igbo Kingdom and disquiet among traditional kingmakers.
The petition therefore urged the Governor to set aside the presentation of staff of office to Barrister Adeoye and to direct compliance with the ladder system stipulated in the existing Chieftaincy Declaration and the Chiefs Law of Ondo State, to restore the stool to the Kuole-Oloje Ruling House.
It also served as a pre-action notice, warning that failure to receive a favourable response within one month would compel the petitioners to initiate legal proceedings.
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