The process of appointing a new Aseyin of Iseyin in Oyo State has been advised to be halted. This comes after a motion for injunction regarding the chieftaincy title is pending before an Iseyin High Court. The previous Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdulganiy Adekunle passed away in July 2022 and his successor is yet to emerge.
In a letter dated June 20th, 2023, Makinde was notified to call on the descendants of Ogbolu, the founder of Iseyin, to present the next candidates for the throne. The family has produced the first eleven Aseyins of Iseyin and is optimistic that Governor Seyi Makinde will heed to them.
Speaking on behalf of the family, A.G. Adeniran Esq, said, “We also applied for an order of injunction, so they should not appoint another Aseyin now until the court has heard our motion for injunction and the court has decided whether to grant it or to refuse it. Because if they are to go ahead and appoint another Aseyin while our motion is pending, it is like disrespecting the court and the governor is a gentleman, and so he should not be seen as disrespecting the court.”
According to the lawyer, whenever an injunction has been applied for and the same is pending before a court of competent jurisdiction, it is apposite for all concerned not to do anything that will affect the subject matter of the injunction until the motion for injunction has been heard and determined by the court.
The descendants of Ogbolu are claiming that under the Native Law and Customs of Yoruba land, and of Iseyin also, it is the descendants of the founders that are entitled to produce the king of that town. As a result, they are beseeching Governor Seyi Makinde not to appoint anybody as Aseyin pending the time the court will listen to their motion on Notice of Injunction.
