Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, has approached the Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, challenging Governor Dapo Abiodun, the Ijebu-Ode Local Government and the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, among others, over a lineage claim to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool.
The suit is contained in a court document seeking an interim injunction, which was filed on Tuesday at the court registry and seen by SaharaReporters on Thursday.
The document, dated December 16, 2025, is titled “In the High Court of Ogun State in the Ijebu-Ode Judicial Division Holden at Ijebu-Ode.” The case is listed as Suit No: C3/238/2025.
In the suit, the claimant identified himself as Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde Adesanya Marshal.
Those listed as respondents include Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun; the Executive Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ogun State; the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Chairman of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council; and the Chairman of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi.
The application before the court is a Motion Ex Parte brought pursuant to Order 38 Rule 4 and Order 39 Rule 1 of the High Court of Ogun State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2024, Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
KWAM 1 is asking the court for “an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents, either by themselves, privies, assigns, agents or anyone acting on their behalf, from taking any steps in the installation process of the next Awujale of Ijebuland pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.”
He also prayed the court for “such further order(s) as the court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this case.”
Explaining the grounds for the application, the document cited Sections 36 and 6(6)(c) of the 1999 Constitution and stated that “the applicant is an aspirant to the stool of the Awujale of Ijebu land in Ogun State.”
It further argued that there was a need for the court to invoke its powers of interim injunction to “secure the interest of the applicant and preserve the res from being dissipated or interfered with by the respondents.”
The suit introduces a fresh legal dimension to the succession process of the Awujale of Ijebuland, as the court is now expected to determine whether the installation process should be halted pending the determination of the substantive case.
Recall that the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode had earlier rejected the lineage claim submitted by KWAM 1, declaring his completed linkage form invalid.
The Fuji musician had announced his intention to become the Awujale of Ijebuland, hinging his claim on alleged lineage ties to the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, a claim that has since been disputed.
However, in an official letter dated December 11, 2025, and signed by key officers of the ruling house, the family acknowledged receipt of the completed particulars and linkage form submitted by Otunba Adesanya.