Ofa ruling house urges deposed monarch to await Supreme Court decision

One of the ruling houses to the Olofa of Offa throne in Offa Local Government Council of Kwara State, Olugbense has asked Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Gbadamosi to stop parading himself as Olofa of Offa.

Besides, Olugbense ruling house accused Alhaji Gbadamosi of Anilelerin of disobeying court judgment by describing himself as the Olofa of Offa.

The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital had on July 2013 deposed Alhaji Gbadamosi as Offa monarch, but had challenged the appellate court’s judgment at the Supreme Court.

Addressing reporters at the weekend in Ilorin Prince Saka Keji of the Olugbense ruling house said, “Our attention has been drawn to the falsehood being spread by the deposed monarch and his ‘propaganda machine’ to the effect that the Olofa chieftaincy dispute has been resolved by the Supreme Court in his favour and that he has been asked to continue as the Olofa of Offa.”

Prince Keji maintained, “It is public knowledge that the deposed monarch has treated the order/judgment of the Court of Appeal with absolute contempt and impunity.
“Rather than await the decision of the Supreme Court on the matter, he has taken it upon himself to disregard the judgment as if it does not exist. This misconduct has led members of the public generally and a section of the Offa community in particular, to believe in the misinformation by him that the matter has been settled in his favour.
“We are also aware that all efforts to pervert the course of justice so far have failed and shall by God’s grace continue to fail despite his propaganda and misconduct.

We have abiding faith in God and our judicial system before and even in the present dispensation. We therefore state categorically that there is no truth at all in the claim of Alhaji Gbadamosi that the case has been settled in his favour.”
He revealed that the case would come up at the Supreme Court, Abuja on the 17th of November.