Awujale Succession Crisis Worsens As Ogun Govt, Traditional Chiefs Lock Horns

The succession crisis rocking the vacant throne of the Awujale of Ijebuland in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has intensified following fresh clashes among the Ogun State Government, traditional kingmakers, and the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
The stool became vacant in July 2025 following the death of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, aged 91, after a 65-year reign.
LEADERSHIP findings show that unless the legal argument between the 1957 Chiefs Law of Ogun State being relied upon by the Ijebu chiefs and the year 2021 Law being relied upon and cited by the state government is reasonably resolved, aspirations of the Ijebu people of Ogun East Senatorial District of having a legally recognised Awujale of I...