KWAM1, failed by tradition, plots to take Awujale stool by court, as he sues Gov Abiodun, others
*Seeks suspension of further steps in installation process
By KEMI KASUMU
The musician is seeking an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from taking any further action in the selection or installation process of the next Awujale, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Adesanya has approached the Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, seeking an interim order restraining the Ogun State Government and other parties from taking further steps in the installation process of the next Awujale of Ijebuland.
In the suit, the ace musician, joined Governor Dapo Abiodun as the first respondent, alongside five others.
Others in the suit are the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Chairman of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council; and the Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
The action with suit number HC3/238/2025 before High Court II, is contained in a motion ex parte dated December 16, 2025.
The application was 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 under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
The musician is seeking an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from taking any further action in the selection or installation process of the next Awujale, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
He claimed that the interim relief is necessary to preserve the subject matter of the dispute and prevent actions that could render the court proceedings nugatory.
The suit follows the musician’s earlier expression of interest in the vacant stool of the Awujale, which he linked to his alleged lineage from the Jadiara Royal House, a branch of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
But, the Fusengbuwa family had rejected the claim, stating that the Olori Omoba of Ijebuland has no ancestral connection with the royal house.
