The Digest:
Popular Fuji musician and Olori Omooba of Ijebu land, Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM1), has petitioned Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, alleging he is being unjustly excluded from the selection process for the next Awujale of Ijebu. In a letter from his lawyer, he accuses the Fusengbuwa ruling house of issuing directives that contravene chieftaincy laws to disenfranchise him.
Key Points:
- Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM1) has written to Governor Dapo Abiodun over the Awujale selection.
- He alleges the Fusengbuwa ruling house is excluding him via directives that violate chieftaincy laws.
- The family claims Ayinde is not a member and is therefore ineligible for the throne.
- Over 60 contestants are vying for the stool, vacant since Oba Sikiru Adetona's death in July 2025.
- Ayinde previously sought a court injunction to halt the process but later withdrew the suit.
- He argues that all family members have a right to attend the nomination meeting, not just selected delegates.
- The ruling house's Vice-Chairman dismissed the petition as "arrant nonsense."
- The family's nomination meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026.
Sources: Punch Newspapers, Vanguard
