While speaking with newsmen in his Monatan residence at the weekend, Chief Adetunji accused Olubadan-in-Council of flagrant disobedience to the rule of law which, he said, was the bedrock of a sane society. He alluded to an earlier restraining injunction granted by Hon. Justice M. O. Ishola on November 21, 2008. In a letter addressed to the senior registrar, High Court of Justice, Iyaganku, Ibadan, through his counsel, A.G Adeniran, he stated that “however, with absolute disregard for the said orders of the honourable court, Chief Saliu, who is the 8th defendant bound by the third and fourth legs of the orders of injunction with absolute disregard for the said orders of the court has presented himself to the purported kingmakers of the Olubadan of Ibadan chieftaincy and the Governor of Oyo State for appointment as the Olubadan of Ibadan which said appointment has been fixed for March 4, 2016.” He lamented as worrisome a situation where people who are supposed to be custodians of law willingly break the same law with impunity. He said even though he had initially restrained himself from filing this committal proceeding against the likely successor to the Olubadan chieftaincy stool, he had explored all known means to make the Olubadan-in-Council see reason why due process should be adhered to. According to him, “I had tried to prevent this crisis from degenerating to this level, but, they have proved to be above the law. They left me with no option than to file this suit.” Showing the copy of the suit entitled, ‘notice of consequences of disobedience to order of court’ and dated February 23, 2016, he said, “Some people think they are above the law and I have the belief that the country is being governed by law. It gives me a lot of concern that some wealthy and famous people have no regard for law. This is very bad. I got a judgment in 1989 during the reign of Oba Asanike and we both signed that Seriki should join the royal line on both sides (Balogun and Olubadan). When they begged us, Muibi Akanbi,Alimi Alaadorin, Oyeranmi and I were there. 21 of us were in Seriki line then. In 2007, they went to the Supreme Court three times and they failed.” Olubadan-designate seeks support for security agencies Meantime, the Olubadan-designate, High Chief Saliu Adetunji, has urged members of the public to cooperate with security agencies in the bid to promote peace and security in the country. This is contained in a statement issued in Ibadan by Alhaji Adeola Oloko, the media aide to Olubadan-designate, and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Adetunji gave the advice while receiving a delegation led by Director of the State Security Service, DSS, in Oyo State, Mr Laasan Baba, at his Popoyemoja, Ibadan residence. Adetunji stated that the cooperation of the public in the area of intelligence gathering had become necessary to reduce crime rate to the barest minimum. He spoke in the same vein when the Commandant of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr John Adewoye, paid him a courtesy visit at the palace. The statement added that the Olubadan-Designate has been admitted as a full member of the Ibadan Progressive Union, the oldest surviving socio-cultural club in Ibadan that was founded in 1930. He was presented a cap, plaque and constitution of the union by the President, John Adeniji, and the secretary, Fatai Falola. Falola said his union had produced five Olubadan f Ibadan, adding that his union had emerged as a stabilising factor in the polity. He prayed for a prosperous, peaceful and progressive reign under the new monarch.]]>