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OSOGBO AND EDE COMMUNITIES COUNSEL WITHDRAW THEIR APPEARANCES AT THE

Osogbo and Ede communities have appeared before the Justice Falola Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Ipetumodu and Asipa Towns communal dispute.

Barrister JA Adesina lead other counsels to represent Osogbo Community while Chief Adeniran Adetoye and other Counsel put in their appearances for Ede Community,with Barrister. W.O Wemimo representing Olojudo of Ido-Osun.

Barrister Adesina appealed to the Commission to make certified true copy of its terms of reference available to the Counsel to enable them comply with the requirements also applied for
adjournment to put his house in order because of the intervainer memorandum from Ido-Osun.Chief Adeniran Adetoye also aligned with his application.

Justice Jide Falola later ruled that adjournment will not be granted again since one was granted on Tuesday, rather he gave thirty minutes stand down of the hearing of the memoranda of the two
communities.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, the Counsel to Osogbo and Ede Communities sort for withdrawal of  their appearances at the hearing. The Counsel to Olojudo appealed to the Counsel and the Commission to reach a middle point.

Justice Falola ruled that the memoranda submitted by the two Communities will be considered at the compilation stage if the Counsel refused to appear before the commission and adjourned that of Ido-Osun to Tuesday next week.
The Memoranda from Ile-Ogbo and Kuta were mentioned for hearing.Barrister Fatai Ajani represented the Olu of Ile-Ogbo and Ile-Ogbo Community while there was no representation from Kuta Community.

Justice Falola adjourned the hearing of the memoranda toTuesday next week saying there must be fair hearing and justice.

Meawhile, the sitting continues on Monday and the appearancesfrom Ile-Ife, Ipetumopdu, Asipa and academic community will be taken.

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