Delivering judgment, Justice Akinbami affirmed the verdict of the lower court on November 19, 2019, which held that there was no merit in the originating summons of Oba Adeleye-Oni and Kupolati.
The Appeal Court held that “the case of the appellant as presently constituted in this appeal has been finally determined by the Supreme Court in Suit No SC/194/2008. The appeal is devoid of any merit and is hereby dismissed.”
The state government had, following a judgment of the Supreme Court dated December 14, 2018, which declared Eda Oniyo as the valid headquarters of the council, relocated the council’s seat of power from Ilejemeje to Eda Oniyo.
But the Oniye and the Kupolati dragged Governor Kayode Fayemi; the Attorney-General, Olawale Fapohunda; and the Eleda of Eda Oniyo, Oba Julius Awolola to an Ado- Ekiti High Court, to challenge their action.