Court Rejects Fuji Singer Wasiu Ayinde’s Bid To Stop Installation Of New Awujale Of Ijebuland
Court Rejects Fuji Singer Wasiu Ayinde’s Bid To Stop Installation Of New Awujale Of Ijebuland
Justice Omoniyi, however, ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive suit and fixed January 14, 2026, for further proceedings.
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has refused to grant an interim injunction sought by Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known as KWAM1, aimed at stopping the selection and installation of the next Awujale of Ijebuland.
The court, presided over by Justice A. A. Omoniyi, on Monday dismissed the ex parte application filed by the musician, holding that it lacked merit and failed to disclose sufficient grounds to warrant the grant of an interim injunction.
Justice Omoniyi, however, ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive suit and fixed January 14, 2026, for further proceedings.
KWAM1, who was represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, had approached the court seeking to restrain Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and five others from proceeding with the selection and installation process of a new Awujale, pending the determination of his substantive suit.
The musician had declared his interest in the vacant Awujale stool, claiming lineage from the Jadiara Royal House of the wider Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
His claim, however, was rejected by the Fusengbuwa ruling house, which insisted that Ayinde is not a member of the royal family entitled to the throne.
Following the rejection, Ayinde instituted a suit challenging the process, naming the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Governor Abiodun, Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Dare Alebiosu, and three others as respondents.
The other defendants include the Ogun State 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 suit, marked HC3/238/2025, was filed ex parte pursuant to Order 38 Rule 4 and Order 39 Rule 1 of the Ogun State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2024, Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
Court documents dated December 16, 2025, obtained by SaharaReporters, showed that Ayinde urged the court to restrain the respondents and their agents from taking any further steps in the Awujale installation process.
He argued that the injunction was necessary to protect his interest as an aspirant to the stool and to preserve the subject matter of the suit from being dissipated or interfered with before the court determines the case.
However, Justice Omoniyi ruled that the application did not meet the legal threshold for the grant of an interim injunction and declined the request.
