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13/01/2026

New Awujale to Emerge Within 14 Days as Fusengbuwa Ruling House Concludes Nominations

IJEBU ODE – The race to the throne of the Awujale of Ijebuland has entered

12/01/2026

Awujale Stool: Fusengbuwa Ruling House Begins Nomination Process

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has formally commenced the nomination process for the next Awujale of Ijebuland, marking a key stage in the succession to the revered throne.

The process began with consultations involving representatives of the Ijebu Ode Local Government, in line with established customary and administrative procedures guiding the selection of a new Awujale.

Sources close to the process confirmed that deliberations are ongoing, with further engagements expected as the nomination exercise progresses. Developments surrounding the succession will continue to unfold in the coming days.

We will keep you updated.

09/01/2026

https://www.firstweeklymagazine.com/otunba-otufale-issues-legal-roadmap-for-selection-of-new-awujale-warns-fusengbuwa-ruling-house-against-deviating-from-1957-declaration/

By W***y Okonji: As the Fusengbuwa Ruling House prepares for its pivotal meeting on January 12, 2026, Otunba Otukayode Otufale has issued a stern reminder that the selection of the next Awujale of Ijebuland must be governed strictly by statutory laws to avoid “anarchy and litigation.” In a detai...

08/01/2026

To Whom It May Concern!

This is to put into proper perspective, the recognised ruling houses per rotation for the Awujale throne in Ijebu Ode...

08/01/2026

To Whom It May Concern!

08/01/2026

07/01/2026

Fusengbuwa Ruling House Announces Official Nomination Date

Following a formal letter from the Ijebu-Ode Local Government, under the administration of Hon. Dare Alebiosu, directing the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to commence the process of filling the vacant stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, the ruling house has fixed a date for its official nomination.

The local government’s letter, dated January 6, 2026, granted the ruling house a 14-day ultimatum to conclude the nomination process.

In response, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, through its official letterhead, has informed the local government and the general public that the official nomination exercise will hold on Monday , January 12, 2026.

The exercise is scheduled to take place at Bisrod Hall, GRA, Ijebu-Ode, by 12:00 noon.

Members of the ruling house, relevant stakeholders, and the public are advised to take note.

07/01/2026

Law, Not Noise: Why Only the Male Line Can Produce the Next Awujale of Ijebuland

By Olayinka Ogunade~

By any objective standard, the current debate over eligibility for the throne of the Awujale of Ijebuland should not exist. The law is clear. The declaration is explicit. Yet misinformation, selective reading of statutes, and what can only be described as legal adventurism have combined to muddy settled custom and settled law.

Let us, therefore, set the record straight...
At the centre of this controversy is the Chiefs Law and the Customary Law Declaration regulating the selection to the Awujale of Ijebuland chieftaincy, a declaration validly made under Section 4(2) of the Chiefs Law of 1957 and reaffirmed by the Ogun State Chieftaincy Law of 2021. Contrary to popular claims, the 2021 law did not alter the declaration. It reinforced it.
Those insisting otherwise are either mistaken or deliberately misleading the public.

What the Declaration Clearly Says
The declaration governing the Awujale stool in Ijebu-Ode establishes five fundamental points.
First, there are four recognised ruling houses:
Gbelegbuwa
Fusengbuwa
Anikinaiya
Fidipote
Second, the order of rotation is fixed and unambiguous:
1. Anikinaiya
2. Fusengbuwa
3. Fidipote
4. Gbelegbuwa
No committee, court of public opinion, or self-help interpretation can amend this order.
Third, and this is the heart of the matter, the declaration is categorical on eligibility.
Only members of the ruling house and of the male line may be proposed as candidates.
The declaration allows recourse to the female line only as an exception, not a right, and only where there is no male to succeed in that family. Even then, strict conditions apply: the mother must be an 'Abidagba', a true-born child delivered while the father was on the throne or, failing that, another narrowly defined category.
This is not ambiguous language. It is deliberate, restrictive, and clear.
To put it plainly:
Female-line succession is a last resort.

06/01/2026

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