•Seek injunction to restrain selection of new Alamodu
A fresh legal battle has emerged over the vacant Alamodu of Ago-Amodu stool in Saki East LGA of Oyo State, as three princes from the Amodu Chieftaincy Ruling House have dragged Governor Seyi Makinde, the Alaafin of Oyo, and four others before a High Court sitting in Saki, ITV Online can authoritavely report.
The claimants, Princes Tiamiyu Akanbi Oyewole, Shittu Oladipupo and Rasheed Sakiru, instituted the suit on behalf of themselves and members of the Amodu of Ago-Amodu Chieftaincy Ruling House.
The suit, marked HSK/58/2026, was filed at the High Court of Justice, Oyo State, Saki Judicial Division, with the claimants challenging the process surrounding the selection and emergence of a new Alamodu of Ago-Amodu.
Joined as defendants in the suit are Governor Makinde; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oyo State; Saki East Local Government Council; Chief Olaolu Olatunbosun, the Agoro of Ago-Amodu, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade.
In a Motion on Notice filed alongside the writ of summons, the claimants are seeking an interlocutory injunction restraining Saki East Local Government Council and Chief Olatunbosun from selecting or electing anybody as the next Alamodu of Ago-Amodu pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
They are also seeking an order restraining the state government and the local government council from approving any nomination or selection relating to the vacant traditional stool pending the determination of the case.
The writ of summons, dated November 9, 2026, directs the defendants to enter an appearance within 30 days of being served with the court process, warning that failure to do so may allow the claimants to proceed with the action and obtain judgment in their absence.
However, the available court documents do not indicate that the court has granted the interlocutory injunction being sought by the claimants.
This newspaper will continue to keep the public abreast of developments surrounding the chieftaincy dispute and report subsequent proceedings in the interest of public enlightenment.