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The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, today, officially disowned Fuji music icon and Olori Omooba of Ijebuland, Otunba Wasiu Ayinde, KWAM 1, stating that he is not a member of the royal family.
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House is next in line to produce the Awujale of Ijebuland following the demise of the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona on July 13, 2025, who reigned for over 65 years and passed at the age of 90, reports The Nation.
KWAM 1 had on Tuesday submitted a letter to the head of the Fusengbuwa, expressing his intention to contest for the Awujale stool, claiming his legitimacy through the Jadiara unit of the ruling house.
However, it was gathered that the Fuji star is actually from the Fidipote ruling house, according to a letter signed by the late Oba Adetona when he conferred on him the chieftaincy title of Olori Omooba of Ijebuland.
KWAM 1’s submission has sparked mixed reactions among Ijebuland princes and princesses, with many questioning how a member of the Fidipote house could contest a stool meant for Fusengbuwa princes.
The Jadiara unit subsequently wrote a petition to the Fusengbuwa chairman and the Ogun State Government, asserting that KWAM 1 is not part of their family.
Addressing journalists at Agunsenbi Ule Nla, the seat of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, spokesperson of the Fusengbuwa nomination committee, Omoba Abiodun Adesanya Ogidan, reiterated that Wasiu Ayinde is “not our family member.”
He explained that an investigation into family history, as well as consultations with all units of the ruling house, including Jadiara, confirmed that KWAM 1 is neither a Jadiara nor has his lineage endorsed by the Olori-Ebi of the unit he claimed.
Omoba Ogidan stressed that the Fusengbuwa Ruling House will not admit non-family members, warning that doing so would amount to introducing “fake people” into the lineage.
He added that history cannot be rewritten to include outsiders.
He also clarified that the collection and submission of the official nomination forms had closed, adding that what KWAM 1 submitted was a family lineage form, not a nomination for the Awujale stool.
The names of the nominated princes and princesses are scheduled to be announced on December 15, 2025, at Bisrod Hall, GRA Ijebu-Ode, in line with the established guidelines.
