The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode has insisted that Nigerian Fuji music icon and Olori Omooba of Ijebuland, Wasiu Ayinde, better known as KWAM 1, is not a member of the royal family.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Fusengbuwa Ruling House is next in line to produce the Awujale of Ijebuland following the demise of the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona on July 13, 2025, who reigned for over 65 years and passed at the age of 90.
KWAM 1, in a letter dated December 3, 2025, addressed to the chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Agunsebi Quarters, Ijebu-Ode, announced his interest in the stool, describing himself as a “bonafide son” of the ruling house.
The musician also stated that his candidacy aligns with Ijebu customary law and the Ogun State Chieftaincy Laws.
However, according to a letter signed by the late Oba Adetona, KWAM1 is from the Fidipote ruling house, as evidenced by the chieftaincy title of Olori Omooba of Ijebuland that he conferred on him.
KWAM 1’s submission has sparked mixed reactions among Ijebuland princes and princesses, with many questioning how a member of the Fidipote house could contest a stool meant for Fusengbuwa princes.
The Jadiara unit subsequently wrote a petition to the Fusengbuwa chairman and the Ogun State Government, asserting that KWAM 1 is not part of their family.
Addressing journalists on Thursday at Agunsenbi Ule Nla, the seat of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, spokesperson of the Fusengbuwa nomination committee, Omoba Abiodun Adesanya Ogidan, reiterated that KWAM1 is “not our family member.”
He explained that an investigation into family history, as well as consultations with all units of the ruling house, including Jadiara, confirmed that KWAM 1 is neither a Jadiara nor has his lineage been endorsed by the Olori-Ebi of the unit he claimed.
Omoba Ogidan stressed that the Fusengbuwa Ruling House will not admit non-family members, warning that doing so would amount to introducing “fake people” into the lineage.
He emphasised that the collection and submission of the official nomination forms had closed, adding that what KWAM 1 submitted was a family lineage form, not a nomination for the Awujale stool.
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