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"A proper reading and synthesizing of the other issues seem wholly and entirely dependant or incidental to and definitely subordinate to the main issue. Indeed other issues appear academic from...
"Where there is a dispute as to whether a person has been appointed in accordance with customary law to a minor chieftaincy the prescribed authority may determine the dispute and...
"The Agaigi ruling house as a body entitled to nominate candidates for appointment to the stool of Olofin of Ilishan-Remo can in my opinion only act or perform that function...
"Section 24 of the Chiefs Law, Cap. 19, Vol. 1, Laws of Western Nigeria, 1959 defines 'chieftaincy question' as 'any question relating to the selection, appointment, installation, deposition, suspension or...
"In sum, the plaintiff succeeds in part. (i) declaration is granted that the plaintiff is the only recognised Chief or Oba Ajoriwin of Irawo, be it known as Irawo-Ile and...
"In the instant case the learned trial Judge was duty bound to examine the pleadings vis-a-vis the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict, 1979; the Registered Declaration of Otuo Chieftaincy (otherwise...
"On a first look, it would appear that the definition of a 'chieftaincy question' under section 165 of the 1963 Constitution is quite wide. But when it is compared with...
"Where a statute prescribes a legal line of action for determination of an issue, be that issue an administrative matter, chieftaincy matter or matter of taxation, the aggrieved party must...
"The 1st respondent having been duly and validly selected as the Emir as earlier noted and the council of chiefs not having advised against the approval of that selection, had...
"In the face of exhibits NB/2 and NB/25/6, the contention that the appellants did not in their pleadings admit that three kingmakers constitute a quorum is preposterous and puerile. Clearly...
"The question whether where there are two or more contestants the appropriate authority should cause an inquiry to be held depends on the circumstances of each case. The purpose of...
