KWAM1's Attempt to Halt Awujale Selection Fails, Fuji Legend Rebuffed

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A Fuji music icon and royalty hopeful, Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM1), faced a legal setback as the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu-Ode rejected his request for an interim injunction on Monday. The injunction sought to halt Governor Dapo Abiodun and five others from proceeding with the selection of the next Awujale of Ijebuland.

Represented by senior advocate Wahab Shittu (SAN), Ayinde had moved to freeze the monarchical selection process pending the resolution of his lawsuit contesting its legitimacy. However, Justice A. A. Omoniyi dismissed the application, citing insufficient merit and lack of compelling justification. The judge instead accelerated the main case, scheduling it for 14 January 2026.

KWAM1’s royal aspirations stem from his purported lineage to the Jadiara Royal House, a branch of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House. Surprisingly, the Fusengbuwa family publicly disowned his claim, declaring him ineligible for the ancient Ijebu throne.

Determined to challenge this exclusion, the musician instituted legal action against multiple respondents, including the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Governor Abiodun, Ijebu-Ode LG Chairman Dare Alebiosu, Commissioner for Local Government Ganiyu Hamzat, LG Secretary Oke Adebanjo, and Dr Sunny Kuku, Chairman of the Awujale Interregnum Council.

Filed under case number HC3/238/2025, the application invoked Order 38 Rules 4 and Order 39 Rule 1 of the Ogun State High Court’s 2024 Civil Procedure Rules, alongside Section 36 of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. Court documents obtained by our correspondent revealed that Ayinde sought to freeze the selection process entirely, arguing that proceeding without court intervention would irreparably prejudice his interests.

“The court must restrain all parties from taking further steps in the Awujale installation until this suit is resolved,” Ayinde urged in his filing. He maintained that as a legitimate aspirant, the injunction was essential to protect both his claim and the sanctity of the selection process.

With the injunction denied, all eyes now shift to January 2026 when the court will finally determine whether the Fuji legend has a rightful claim to one of Yorubaland’s most prestigious thrones.