Popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM1, has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to annul the second selection process for the next Awujale of Ijebu.

In a letter dated January 14, sent through his lawyer Wahab Shittu, Ayinde argued that canceling the process would prevent it from becoming a source of prolonged litigation. He requested that the January 12, 2026, nomination meeting of the Fusengbuwa ruling house be declared null and void, claiming it did not comply with the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law, 2021.

Earlier, Ayinde had approached the state High Court in Ijebu Ode seeking an interim injunction to halt the selection process involving the governor and six others. The court, however, refused the injunction, ruling that his application lacked merit. He later withdrew the suit, without providing any reason.

In his reaction to the nomination meeting, Ayinde criticized what he described as the “imposition of a ‘delegate’ system” and the exclusion of certain ruling house members from participating. He argued that this exclusion was arbitrary and exceeded legal authority, undermining the statutory duty of the ruling house to conduct an open and transparent nomination.

Following the death of the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, it became the Fusengbuwa Ruling House’s turn to present candidates. According to Ayinde, the Secretary of Ijebu Ode Local Government, in a letter dated January 6, 2026, instructed the ruling house to convene a statutory meeting for nominations. The directive was issued in accordance with the customary laws of Ijebuland and Ogun State’s Chieftaincy Regulations.

Ayinde alleged that on January 12, 2026, at Bisrod Hotel in Ijebu Ode, he and several other eligible members were deliberately barred from entering the nomination venue. He claimed that heavily armed security personnel, including the police, restricted entry through special cards issued only to selected “delegates,” a system introduced without the consent of all members.

“The exclusion prevented our client and others from exercising their fundamental right to participate in the nomination process for the Awujale stool,” the musician’s lawyer stated.

Ayinde, who also holds the title of Olori Omooba of Ijebu land, described the January 12 nomination as “procedurally defective, unlawful, and therefore null and void.” He urged Governor Abiodun to declare the exercise invalid and to order a fresh nomination process that would be transparent, inclusive, and fair.

The Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Prof. Fassy Yusuf, confirmed receiving the letter but dismissed it as “arrant nonsense and misguided,” adding that it would not affect the ongoing selection process.

Attempts to obtain a response from the Ogun State government were unsuccessful, as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, did not respond to calls or messages.