The Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode has taken Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; the Awujale kingmakers, and five others, including Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Council, Dare Alebiosu, to Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, seeking orders compelling the completion of the process for the selection of the next Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland.

The suit, dated August 21, 2026, with number HCJ/149/2026, a copy of which was made available to journalists yesterday, was filed by the trio of Abdulateef Adebayo Owoyemi, Chairman of the ruling house; Adedokun Ajidagba, Deputy Chairman, and Prof. Chief Fassy Yusuf, Vice Chairman of the royal house.

Also joined in the suit were the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN); the Ogun State Executive Council, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, and the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Council, among others.

The claimants are asking the court to determine whether the government had the legal power to order or facilitate the alleged entry into and locking of the Awujale Palace on January 20, 2026, “to physically prevent” the kingmakers from convening and concluding their statutory selection process for the new Awujale.

They also want the court to determine whether the Obas and Chiefs Law permits the state government to halt the nomination or selection process for the Awujale “under any guise.”

The claimants are further seeking a determination that, having convened a meeting of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and completed its internal nomination process within the period prescribed by law, the family had discharged its statutory responsibility under Section 16 of the Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State 2021.

They further want the court to determine whether the kingmakers, having received the ruling house’s nomination list, became obligated to select a candidate from the list and forward the name to the Ogun State Executive Council.

The claimants are also asking the court to determine whether the statutory process for selecting the new Awujale had commenced following notices issued by the sixth defendant on December 2, 2025, December 4, 2025, and January 6, 2026.