HRM Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu, Elere of Ere-Ijesa, today, Monday 29th September, 2025 decided to act on the ruling of the judicial court as the only prescribed authority to appoint and install any person into the position of Adaado, and decided to relieve and remove Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro as the Adaado of Idaado.
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In a proclamation witnessed by KAKAKIOODUA at the Elere palace meeting with his chiefs, HRM Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu, declared that Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro shall henceforth seize to be referred to as Adaado of Idaado. He should also refrain from parading himself as such and members of the public are hereby informed not to deal with or call Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro as the Adaado of Idaado.
"I want to refer you to the judgement of 7th July 2025. The judgement says Elere is the prescribed authority for Ere-Ijesa, which we know that this has been since 1958 in the old Western region and the judge confirmed this too, when she was delivering her judgement, as a result of this, I'm standing on the judgement of the High Court which says there is no traditional title like Adaado of Idaado except the Elere wishes to have Adaado of Ere-Ijesa.
"Therefore, it is Elere that can hire or fire be it High Chief or Chief in Ere-Ijesa. As a result of this, today I declare the stool of Adaado of Ere-Ijesa vacant meaning that there is nobody occupying that position right from this moment.
"Secondly, with the authority vested on me, I ask Orísà of Ere-Ijesa, who happens to be the root of Olokose to take charge of the vacant stool pending the selection of another candidate to fill the position.
"Anybody holding meeting should hold the meeting with Orísà of Ere-Ijesa. On no account should anyone hold meeting of Adaado in any other place than the place where Orísà selects" Oba Adenipekun Alowolodu declared
BACKGROUND
On the 7th of July, 2025, Justice F. O. Oloyede, sitting at the High Court of Justice Osun State in the Ijebu-jesa judicial division allowed the suit No: HIL/13/2020, filled by HRM Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu, Elere of Ere-Ijesa the appellant in a chieftaincy dispute against Chief Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro, the Adaado of Idaado.
HRM Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu had sought the relief of the court to declare that Adaado of Idaado is not a chieftaincy title recognized by the Chief Law of Osun State, 2002; that Idaado is not a distinct or autonomous town or a community independent of Ere-ijesa; that the Elere of Ere-Ijesa is the only prescribed authority to appoint and install any person into the position of Adaado; that the act of Chief Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro, installing and parading himself as the Adaado of Idaado is illegal; and sought an order of perpetual injuction restraining the Chief Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro and any other person or persons within the Adaado family who have not been appointed and installed by the Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu from parading himself or themselves as Adaado of Idaado.
Delivering her judgement, Justice Oloyede asserted that apart from the fact that the title of Adaado of Idaado is not captured in the Chiefs Law of Osun 2002, a locus in quo visit by the court when the judge visited the community and interacted with the people to clarify and understand the context of the conflicting testimonies adduced to the first hand information that until recently, the Elere of Ere-Ijesa was actually a Duke (Looja) of the Owa Obokun Adimula Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland and rule over the area traditionally refer to as Ere-Ijesa town as there was no mention of Idaado as a separate community and Adaado might as well be a minor Chief and one of Ere-Ijesa kingmakers.
The visit locus findings also affirmed that Idaado is a family compound in Ere-Ijesa and that one of the past Adaado that participated at selection of Oba Augustine Adenipekun Alowolodu, the incumbent Elere of Ere-Ijesa was the uncle of the defendant, Chief Hezekiah Morakinyo Bolorunduro.
The court also considered documents of Exhibits that included; Ere-ljesa Ruling House, Charter of the Incorporated Trustees of Ere-Ijesa City Improvement Union; Minutes of Kingmakers' Meeting on Selection New Elere; Biography of Chief Gabriel Aloba; Letter titled "Observation of Elere of Ere-Ijesa signed by Prince Agboola I.0.; Plaintiff's Solicitor Letter to the Ministry of Local Government Affairs; Reply from Ministry of Local Government Affairs to Special Adviser to the Governor; Letter by Ministry of Justice to AIG Zone 11: Book Authored by the Defendant ("Itan Ilu Ere-Ijesa ni Soki") - Yoruba and English Versions; Invitation for Installation of the Defendant as Adaado of Idaado Kingdom.
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