The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Wednesday upturned the appointment of the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye.
The state government had announced Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor, Olaoye, as the new Soun and had made him king on September 8, 2023.
The Soun stool became vacant after the demise of Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III in December 2021 at the age of 95 years, having reigned for 48 years.
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, had approved the appointment of Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomosoland. However, the selection of Olaoye had become the subject of a court case as the Chairman, Screening Committee for the Laoye ruling house in Ogbomoso, Abdulwahab Laoye, said the family had not selected anybody to fill the vacant stool of Soun of Ogbomoso, dismissing as mere insinuations social media report that someone had been selected
He said the ruling house had been dazed with the rumour that one Ghandi Afolabi, a pastor with the RCCG, had been selected.
