Facts emerged on Sunday on why the nomination meeting of candidates for the vacant stool of the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland was put on hold by the Fusengbuwa ruling house.
Recall that the Fusengbuwa ruling house, which is next in line to produce the Awujale of Ijebuland following the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona at the age of 91 in July 2025, had last Thursday formally announced that the nomination meeting would hold on Monday.
The announcement was contained in a letter dated December 11, 2025, and signed by the family’s spokesman, Abiodun Ogidan.
The meeting was scheduled to hold at Bisrod Hall, GRA, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State.
The ruling house outlined strict protocols for the exercise, emphasising that only accredited family members would be allowed entry..
Titled “To All Members of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Ijebu-Ode,” the statement read in part: “Due to circumstances beyond the family’s control, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House Awujale nomination meeting scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, has been postponed.
“The new date will be announced shortly. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
Speaking exclusively with our correspondent on Sunday, the Chairman of the Fusengbuwa ruling house and former National President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, said the meeting was put on hold following an intervention by the state government to prevent procedural errors that could result in litigation.
Owoyemi explained that the ruling house was summoned to a meeting by the state government on Tuesday to review the steps taken so far and ensure compliance with extant laws.
The Vice Chairman of the ruling house, Prof. Fassy Yusuf, also confirmed on Sunday that the ruling house and the kingmakers had been invited to a meeting with the government on Tuesday, necessitating the postponement of the nomination meeting.
Prof. Yusuf said the number of princes aspiring to succeed the late Awujale, Oba Adetona, was not fewer than 60.
