ADEKEYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a chieftaincy tussle, whereupon two different ruling houses nominated their respective candidates for the vacant stool of Onitile of Itasa - a town in the then Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, now Iwajowa Local Government. Two plaintiffs before the trial court in suit No. HSK/92/90 in the High Court of Oyo State-Saki Judicial Division - Joseph Olaewe and Joseph Ajibola Olanipekun, representing themselves and on behalf of Ilemola Ruling House of Itasa - sued Michael Oyediran Ajibi - himself and the Kubonsi Family of Itasa for the undermentioned reliefs:-
(a) Declaration that the defendant or any other member of Kubonsi family of Itasa is not by the tradition of Itasa entitled to be appointed and or installed the Onitile of Itasa.
(b) Declaration that only the family of Ilemola of Itasa is by tradition of Itasa entitled to provide the Onitile of Itasa.
(c) An injunction restraining the defendant from parading himself …