A vacation judge, Justice A. A. Omoniyi of Court 3, Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Ode, on Wednesday gave an interim ruling returning a suit filed by the Fusengbuwa Ruling House against Governor Dapo Abiodun, the nine kingmakers and others over the stoppage of the selection process for the next Awujale, to the administrative judge for reassignment.
Justice Omoniyi said he would be embarking on his annual vacation within the next one week and might not return to duty until January 2027.
He said he was aware of the urgency of the suit, numbered HCJ/149/2026, and filed on August 21, 2026, but was constrained by time, having only one week left before embarking on his annual vacation.
Justice Omoniyi therefore ruled, in the interim, that the case file should be returned to the administrative judge for reallocation.