₦airaland Forum

The Esteemed Olori-Ebi and Members of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House
c/o Otunba Abdul-Lateef Adedayo Owoyemi, Olórí-Ẹbí
Otunba Dokun Ajidagba
Chief Fassy Yusuf
Oba Adesunbo Tunwase Memorial Museum
Agunsebi, Ijebu-Ode
Ogun State, Nigeria

The Venerable Odis and Kingmakers of Ijebuland
c/o The Olisa of Ijebu-Ode
Ijebu-Ode Traditional Council
Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria


His Excellency, Governor Dapo Abiodun
Governor’s Office
Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta
Ogun State, Nigeria


Urgent Imperative to Safeguard the Sanctity of the Awujale Stool – A Call to Reject Anomalous Declarations and Uphold Genealogical Integrity in the Nomination Process


Your Esteemed Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Elders, and Honourable Sir,
I write to you today, as a proud Omooba of the Bubiade Royal House – a venerable branch of the Fùṣẹngbùwà Ruling House, the rightful custodian of the sacred Awùjalẹ̀ stool in this rotational cycle – with a heart heavy yet resolute in defence of our cherished Ijebu traditions.

The purported declaration of interest by Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Adewale Olasunkanmi Omogbolahan Anifowoshe (popularly known as KWAM 1 or King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall), dated December 3, 2025, claiming eligibility through a linkage to the Oba Jadiara family, constitutes a grave affront to the customs that have preserved the dignity of the throne for centuries. With the 14-day ultimatum issued by the Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde Local Government on December 3, 2025, for the submission of nominees following the glorious transition of our late Paramount Ruler, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba Agbotewole II, on July 13, 2025, we must act decisively to protect the process.

The Unbreakable Rotational Order and Genealogical Prerequisites

The selection of the Awùjalẹ̀ is governed by the registered Declaration under the Chiefs Law, which recognises only four Ruling Houses in strict rotation: Anikinaiya → Fusengbuwa (current turn) → Fidipote → Gbélégbùwà. The process begins exclusively within the entitled Ruling House. Only male princes of direct paternal descent from one of its recognised branches may be nominated. Maternal royal linkages, however honourable, confer no eligibility unless no qualified paternal-line prince exists – a contingency invoked only in the most extreme circumstances to preserve patrilineal continuity.

The Fùṣẹngbùwà Ruling House, under the confirmed leadership of Olórí-Ẹbí Ọ̀túnba Abdul-Lateef Adedayo Owoyemi, comprises four historic branches: Jádíàrà (the eldest), Fùṣẹngbùwà proper, Bubiadé (my own noble line), and Túnwàṣẹ̀. Eligibility demands clear, verifiable, and unbroken paternal descent from one of these branches, documented and scrutinised at every stage.

KWAM 1’s Claim: A Genealogical Impossibility

Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde was born on March 3, 1957, in Agarawu, Lagos Island, to Alhaji Ayinde Anifowoshe, a trader from Ijebu-Ode of non-royal parentage, and a mother from Ilupeju-Ekiti in present-day Ondo State. No known family record, oral history, or archival evidence links his paternal line to Ọba Jádíàrà or any branch of the Fùṣẹngbùwà Ruling House. His widely celebrated chieftaincy titles – including Ọ̀túnba Afìdípọ̀tẹ̀mọ́lẹ̀ of Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde – explicitly tie him to the Fìdípọ̀tẹ̀ Ruling House (third in rotation), not Fùṣẹngbùwà. A claim to the Jádíàrà lineage at this stage is therefore factually unsustainable and constitutionally inadmissible.

The Integrity of Any Olórí-Ẹbí Who Issued the Declaration Form


The declaration form is not a mere piece of paper; it is the first sacred filter in the nomination process, issued only after preliminary verification of paternal royal descent. Though the circulated document is a signed letter and not the declaration form from any of our esteemed Oloriebis, If any Olórí-Ẹbí sold or issued this form to an individual with no verifiable claim to Fùṣẹngbùwà, that act constitutes a serious breach of trust, an undermining of the family’s hard-won unity, and a dangerous precedent that opens the door to the commercialisation of royal entitlement. Such conduct demands immediate investigation and appropriate sanction to restore confidence in the process.

The Catastrophic Consequences of Allowing This Anomaly


To entertain a candidature from outside the entitled Ruling House, or from an individual lacking paternal royal descent, would:

• Violate the registered Declaration and invite protracted litigation

• Fracture the rotational principle that has maintained peace among the Ruling Houses since 1959

• Encourage opportunism and the emergence of “strangers to the throne”

• Erode public confidence in our traditional institutions;

• Diminish the moral authority of the next Awùjalẹ̀ before he even ascends the stool.

Our late Kabiyesi spent 65 years building a legacy of progress, unity, and respect for tradition. We dare not repay that legacy by reducing the sacred stool to a platform for celebrity or personal ambition.

I respectfully urge the Fùṣẹngbùwà Ruling House to reject this declaration outright, the Odis to subject every nomination to the strictest genealogical scrutiny, and His Excellency the Governor to ensure that only candidates who fully satisfy the provisions of the registered Declaration are forwarded for consideration. Let us honour the memory of Ọba Síkírù Adétọ̀nà by enthroning a prince who is indisputably thoroughbred, humbly qualified, and divinely guided.

May Olodumare grant us wisdom, and may the spirits of our ancestors guard the throne of Ìjẹ̀búland.
With utmost respect and unshakeable loyalty to Ijebu traditions,

Omoba Salami Agoro-Odunsi


COPIED! ✍🏽

Funny thing is if Tinubu wants to enthrone him , he will.

otipoju:
Funny thing is if Tinubu wants to enthrone him , he will.

That could be difficult for him. The matter would be taken to court and Tinubu won't be the judge. I am still one of the very few Nigerians who believe that it is not all Nigerian judiciary system that is corrupt. There are still some Law Lords in the system, with proven record of integrity.