The High Court sitting in Oghara, Delta State, has ruled in favour of His Majesty, King Obukohwo Monday Arthur Whiskey, JP, Ph.D., Udurhie I, Ovie of the Great Idjerhe Kingdom, in an interlocutory injunction matter brought before the court by Mr. Angus Omasoro alongside Mr. Ibori Emajemite and others.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Crown Otota (Iyasere) of the Great Idjerhe Kingdom, Uzzi Onosia James Obriki, who described the ruling as a victory for truth and justice.
According to the statement, the court’s decision affirmed the monarch’s position and status as the recognised traditional ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom.
Obriki said the judgment reinforces the belief that justice would always prevail, adding that no individual can overturn what has been divinely ordained.
He further revealed that the matter has now been adjourned sine die, pending the determination of motions already filed at both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Legal experts explain that an adjournment sine die means the matter has been postponed indefinitely without a specific date for continuation, though it has not been finally disposed of.
The palace also used the opportunity to dismiss reports circulating in some quarters alleging that King Whiskey had been removed from the throne, gone into exile, or that the legal dispute had been conclusively decided against him.
Describing such claims as false, misleading and lacking legal basis, the statement said the official ruling of the Delta State High Court in Oghara, located in Ethiope West Local Government Area, has been made available for public scrutiny in the interest of transparency.
The Crown Otota urged all sons and daughters of Idjerhe Kingdom, as well as members of the public, to remain peaceful, law-abiding and rely only on verified information regarding the kingship matter.
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