Popular Fuji musician and Olori Omooba of Ijebu land, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM1, has written to Dapo Abiodun, alleging that he is being sidelined in the ongoing process to select the next Awujale of Ijebu land.
Ayinde claimed that the Fusengbuwa ruling house, next in line to produce the monarch, was issuing directives that contravene the Chieftaincy Declaration and the Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State, with the intention of disenfranchising him from contesting for the throne.
The allegations were contained in a letter dated January 8, 2026, addressed to the governor by his lawyer, Wahab Shittu (SAN).
The process to appoint a new Awujale has reportedly attracted more than 60 aspirants, with Ayinde among those who have declared interest.
However, the Fusengbuwa ruling house has maintained that the musician is not a member of its family and is therefore ineligible to participate in the selection exercise.
Earlier, Ayinde approached the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu Ode, seeking an interim injunction restraining Abiodun and six others from proceeding with the selection. The court dismissed the application for lacking merit, after which the musician withdrew the suit.
In the fresh letter to the governor, Ayinde said the Ijebu Ode Local Government, through a letter dated January 6, 2026, signed by its Secretary, Oke Adebanjo, had approved the commencement of the selection process by the ruling house.
He expressed surprise that while family members were preparing for a general meeting, the family’s Public Relations Officer, Prince Adeleye Lateef Ademuyiwa, issued a notice directing candidates to obtain nomination forms and appear before a screening committee chaired by Prince Alhaji Mitiu Adenuga.
Ayinde noted that the notice fixed the nomination exercise for Monday, January 12, 2026, but also stated that the process would be conducted by delegates to be selected at a meeting scheduled for January 10.
The letter read in part, “It is a matter of deep concern to our client that all these directives, which contravene the Chieftaincy Declaration, Obas and Chiefs Law, and the letter from the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government, were included in the family’s letter dated January 6, 2026.
“It is clear that there are plans by the leadership of the ruling house to disenfranchise members desirous of participating in the nomination of candidates for the Awujale stool.
“We wish to emphasise that all members of the ruling house are entitled to attend the meeting to nominate candidates of their choice. A group of people in the ruling house cannot usurp these rights.”
The letter added that the idea of screening and nomination by delegates was “inconsistent with both the spirit and letter of the Chieftaincy Declaration and the Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State 2021.”
Reacting, the Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Prof Fassy Yusuf, confirmed receipt of the letter but dismissed its contents as arrant nonsense.
Speaking on Sunday, Yusuf said, “It is a misguided letter. Either Wahab Shittu is being misled, or Wasiu Ayinde is being misled. The letter was directed to the government, which will respond appropriately.
“The issue being raised about screening is illogical. We have over 20,000 members in the ruling house, how does he expect us to manage the crowd?”
He added that the nomination meeting was scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026, for interested contestants.
The Awujale stool became vacant in July 2025 following the death of Sikiru Adetona, who died at the age of 91 after a 65-year reign.