KWAM 1 Appeals to Governor Abiodun, Seeks Nullification of Awujale Nomination Exercise- Gossip News Now

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Popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1, has once again petitioned Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over his alleged exclusion from the ongoing process to select the next Awujale of Ijebuland.

In a fresh letter dated January 14, 2026, seen on Friday, Ayinde urged the governor to nullify the January 12 nomination exercise, warning that failure to do so could result in protracted litigation and unrest.

Through his lawyer, Dr. Wahab Shittu, Ayinde described the nomination meeting of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House as unlawful, claiming it violated the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law, 2021. He criticized what he called the “imposition of a delegate system” and alleged that eligible members of the ruling house were physically prevented from participating.

According to the musician, the action was arbitrary and ultra vires, undermining the customary requirement for an open, inclusive, and transparent selection process.

Following the death of the late Awujale, Sikiru Adetona, it was the turn of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to present candidates for the throne. Members were invited via a letter from the Ijebu Ode Local Government dated January 6, 2026, directing a statutory nomination meeting. However, Ayinde alleged the exercise was compromised.

He stated:
“On January 12, 2026, at Bisrod Hotel, Ijebu Ode—the designated venue for the nomination exercise—our client and several other eligible members of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House were deliberately excluded and denied entry.

“Heavily armed security personnel, including Nigeria Police operatives, were stationed at the venue and allegedly used to disenfranchise legitimate members.

“Entry was restricted through the issuance of special cards to so-called ‘delegates’ chosen by a faction within the ruling house.”

Ayinde insisted that the delegate system was never agreed upon and violated the customary requirement for all qualified members to participate directly.

As the Olori Omooba of Ijebuland, he declared that any nomination conducted without full participation of eligible members is “procedurally defective, unlawful, and null and void.”

He urged Governor Abiodun, in the interest of peace and the preservation of traditional institutions, to annul the January 12 exercise and order a fresh, transparent, and inclusive nomination meeting allowing all eligible members to participate freely.

Despite the controversy, 95 contestants—94 princes and one princess—reportedly emerged from the nomination meeting held at Bisrod Hall, GRA, Ijebu Ode. The exercise was presided over by the Chairman of the ruling house, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, with his deputy, Prince Adedokun Ajidagba, and Vice Chairman, Prof. Fassy Yusuf. Officials of the Ijebu Ode Local Government were present as observers.

The Fusengbuwa family had earlier maintained that Ayinde was not a member of the ruling house and thus not qualified to contest the stool.

Ayinde had previously approached the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu Ode seeking an interim injunction to halt the process, but the court dismissed the request as lacking merit. The suit was later withdrawn.

In an earlier letter dated January 8, 2026, the Fuji star also criticized the adoption of the delegate system, arguing that setting the nomination date shortly after delegate selection was a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise interested members.

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