The Ogun State High Court in Ijebu-Ode on Monday declined a request by renowned Fuji singer, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM1, seeking to halt the ongoing process for the selection and installation of a new Awujale of Ijebuland.
Ayinde, who was represented by senior lawyer Wahab Shittu (SAN), had approached the court for an interim injunction to stop Governor Dapo Abiodun and five other parties from taking further steps in the process, pending the determination of his main suit.
Delivering his ruling, Justice A. A. Omoniyi dismissed the application, stating that it lacked sufficient merit and failed to present compelling reasons to warrant the court’s intervention. The judge, however, ordered that the substantive case be heard swiftly and scheduled proceedings for 14 January 2026.
KWAM1 had earlier indicated interest in the vacant Awujale throne, asserting that he is a descendant of the Jadiara Royal House within the broader Fusengbuwa Ruling House. This claim was rejected by the Fusengbuwa ruling house, which maintained that the musician does not belong to the royal lineage.
In response, Ayinde instituted a legal action against the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Dare Alebiosu, and several other officials.
Also named as defendants in the suit are the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat; the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Oke Adebanjo; and the Chairman of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, Dr. Olorogun Sunny Kuku.
The case, marked HC3/238/2025, was filed ex parte and anchored on relevant provisions of the Ogun State High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2024, Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution, and the court’s inherent powers. Court documents dated 16 December 2025 confirmed these details.
Ayinde had asked the court to prevent all the defendants from continuing with the Awujale selection process, arguing that such restraint was necessary to safeguard his interest and prevent interference with the matter in dispute.
With the refusal of the interim injunction, focus now shifts to the substantive hearing slated for 14 January 2026, which will ultimately decide the legitimacy of KWAM1’s claim to the Awujale stool.
