Awujale succession: DSS invites Fusengbuwa ruling house leaders

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
The Department of State Services (DSS) in Ogun State has reportedly invited three leaders of the Fusengbuwa ruling house over the alleged sale of expression-of-interest forms to princes seeking to become the next Awujale of Ijebuland.
Those reportedly invited are the Chairman of the ruling house, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi; the deputy chairman, Otunba Dokun Ajidagba; and the vice chairman, Prof. Fassy Yusuf.
The invitation comes amid an ongoing dispute over the selection of a new Awujale following the death of the previous monarch, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in July 2025, at the age of 91, after 65 years on the throne.
A letter circulating online, purportedly ...