Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko in Surulere Local Government area of Oyo State on Monday Nov. 11 lost his appeal in the land case he had been contesting with the Aagba kingdom for several years.
In a landmark verdict delivered by Justice I.N.M. Salauwa who led five other justices struck out oba Solomon’s appeal for lack of competence.
The supreme court pronouncement consequently put an end to the tussle which had lingered for a little over 100 years even before Oba Solomon assented the throne of Oko kingdom.
According to the judgment, Aagba land is not a custom tenant to Oko as earlier wrongly believed by the people of Oko and that Aagba had its own distinct land as previously and rightly held by the Court of appeal Ibadan judicial division.
Earlier on, counsel to the appellant, Mr J.O. Abdulsalam,and Ahmed had moved a notice of motion to amend their appeal.
However, counsel to people of Aagba, Mr A.T. Kehinde, (SAN), opposed the amendment on ground that the original notice of appeal was incompetent and that it could not be amended.
Abdulsalam consequently withdrew the appeal after intense argument by both parties.
It would be recalled that Tropical Culture Ltd Farm is the first respondent in the matter and represented by Mr.A. Abdulmalik Esq and Mr O.Kehinde.
