Awujale selection: Ruling house decries silence, seeks Tinubu, Abiodun’s intervention

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode has voiced significant concern over the ongoing suspension of the selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland. This prolonged embargo, now in its third month, has cast a shadow of anxiety over the entire Ijebuland, a region deeply invested in the continuity of its traditional leadership. The ruling house is making a fervent appeal to the highest echelons of power, President Bola Tinubu and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, to intervene and lift the imposed suspension.

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For more than three months now, the Ogun State Government has halted the Awujale selection process over petitions that have not been substantiated.

At the heart of their appeal is the assertion that the delay is unwarranted, particularly as no member of the ruling house or the invited kingmakers have been implicated by security agencies. Despite repeated invitations from the police and the Department of State Services, no incriminating evidence has surfaced, leaving the ruling house feeling unjustly targeted by suspicion and intimidation. They emphasize that the selection process, a time-honored tradition, should be allowed to proceed under the guidance of the appointed kingmakers, led by Dr Sunny Kuku.

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We have become victims of suspicion and intimidation despite no findings of wrongdoing.

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House stresses that the integrity of the kingmakers, who served the late monarch with loyalty and discipline, is beyond question. They believe these individuals cannot be swayed to act against the will of the people or established tradition. The appeal is not merely a request but a plea to uphold the cultural heritage and customary practices of Ijebuland, ensuring the swift and rightful emergence of the 60th Awujale without further delay or undue interference.

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We therefore hereby make a passionate appeal to His Excellency, Governor Dapo Abiodun and his key officials and advisers, to kindly lift the suspension order placed on this 60th Awujale selection process since over three months ago.