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In December 2018, the supreme court ruled a land dispute in Erinle’s favour, but Offa indigenes disagreed with the judgment at the time.
The governor had recently inaugurated a high-powered committee of statesmen and diplomats to resolve the longstanding Erin-Ile and Offa crisis in the state.
Speaking on Saturday with delegates from Erin-Ile, Babalola said he has been part of the case since 1971, adding that the people Erin-Ile, who are his clients won the case.
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“I was the one who handled the matter in 1971 before Justice Funsho Daramola Panel of Inquiry and we won.
“Later, the Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in the land, gave favourable judgement to Erin-Ile on the same matter in 1973. ”