MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Kwara State High Court holden at Omu-Aran, coram Akoja J. delivered on 20th day of October,2003. The appellants herein were the plaintiffs in the court below and claimed in their amended statement of claim dated 27th day of June 2002, against the respondent/defendant as follows:
“Declaration that under the native law and custom of Arandun there are ten chieftaincies that make up the council of kingmakers of Arandun.
Declaration that any chieftaincy title that does not belong to any of the ten chieftaincies is not a kingmaker and cannot purport to take part in the traditional duties of the kingmakers.
Declaration that anyone that holds a chieftaincy outside of the three group(s) of the recognized traditional chieftaincies at Arandun cannot take part in the Ikanse weekly gathering of the traditional chiefs of Arandun. Declaration that the chieftaincy title of Elemona is a honourary chiefta…