A Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, has issued an order to stop the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, from unilaterally replacing the current leadership of Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaye.
The court order was a judicial intervention to stop the power struggle by the traditional within the Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaaye, a global association for Ogbomoso indigenes.
The ruling stemmed from a legal challenge mounted by the association’s acting president and two other members to stop the Soun from meddling with the affairs of the association.
In early September, the Soun had announced the unilateral dissolution of the existing executive of Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo and appointed Professor Josiah Ajiboye to head a caretaker committee.
Oba Ghandi had also tasked the caretaker with the task of organising elections for a new leadership for the association.
This move was however immediately contested by the acting president, Alhaji Yusuf Adetayo, alongside Mr. Tolani Balogun and Alhaji Bukola Badmus, as they subsequently dragged Oba Ghandi, Ajiboye, and the association’s registered trustees before the court.
The plaintiffs had argued that “Oba Olaoye does not have the power to sack the executive and impose leaders on the association.”
They also stressed the autonomy of the Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaaye, citing its status as an entity duly registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and governed by its own constitution.
The plaintiffs therefore sought court orders to prevent the Ajiboye-led caretaker committee from seizing the association’s secretariat or taking any action towards holding elections or appointing new officers.
The legal intervention they sought for was to safeguard the legally-installed acting executive of the association.
Presiding over an ex-parte motion files on 11 November, 2025 and presented by the plaintiffs’ legal team on Monday, Justice N. E. Maha granted the requested relief, ordering both parties to maintain the “status quo ante” – the existing situation – pending a final determination on the motion.
The court also directed the plaintiffs to serve the respondents with the necessary court documents within 48 hours, including a certified copy of the order, the motion for interlocutory injunctions, the originating summons, and other pertinent legal papers.
The court also ordered the issuance of hearing notices to the respondents, setting December 1, 2025 as the date for a hearing on the pending motion for interlocutory orders.
The Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaaye, which unites Ogbomoso indigenes worldwide, recognises the Soun of Ogbomoso as its Life Grand Patron.
The association also have among its life patrons the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, the Onikoyi of Ikoyi, the Aresadu of Iresaadu, and the Alajaawa of Ajaawa.
