A combined photo of protesters at Ijebu and Awujale palace front gate
By Toyin Williams
Indigenes and residents of Ijebu have embarked on a peaceful protest over alleged plot by unnamed powerful interests to foist the next Awujale on the kingmakers, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and the Ijebu nation.
This comes as the kingmakers have rejected Governor Dapo Abiodun’s preferred Candidate, Hon Ademorin Kuye.
The Governor had allegedly directed the afobajes to present Kuye as the Awujale.
This did not go down well with the council of Afobajes, the council reportedly rejected the directive, insisting on due process.
The Governor NATIONAL WAVES gathered got angry and said “No Kuye No Awujale” but got the greatest shock of his life from the Afobajes. They said they prefer Ijebu without Awujale than allow Kuye to be imposed on them.
The protesters marched to the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Archway leading to the palace and marched towards Ijebu Ode Local Government Headquarters Itoro on Friday morning in protest over alleged plot by unnamed powerful interests to foist the next Awujale on the kingmakers, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and the Ijebu nation.
A report by THE NATION newspaper said that the Ogun State Government, in a circular dated January 20, 2026, stopped the Kingmakers from taking further steps to select a candidate out of the 95 nominees submitted to the kingmaker by leaders of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House – Otunba Lateef Owoyemi (Olori Ebi) Prince Adedokun Ajidagba (Deputy Olori Ebi) and Professor Fassy Yusuf (Vice Chairman).
The State Government’s circular stopping the process by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, fuelled allegations that Governor Dapo Abiodun – led administration was interfering with the process reportedly to impose a candidate on kingmakers.
Mrs Adenugba Obileye who leads the peace protest, said they were in the local government headquarters to register displeasure over alleged thickening plots to interfere with the job of the kingmakers and impose an Awujale that does not emerge from due process.
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