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Family Accuses Olubadan of Imposing Mogaji, Warns of Crisis
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Family Accuses Olubadan of Imposing Mogaji, Warns of Crisis

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Olufadegin family in Ibadan, Nigeria, accuses Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, of attempting to impose a new Mogaji (family head).
  • The family claims the selection process for Mogaji is an internal affair and that a preferred candidate, Fatai Omosanjo Amzat, is being unfairly pushed despite a contested election.
  • They warn that the alleged imposition could lead to a crisis within the family lineage and appeal to the monarch to respect tradition and allow the family to choose its own leader.

The Olufadegin family of Alekuso, Ibadan, has voiced strong opposition to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, accusing him of attempting to impose a new Mogaji (family head).

Selection of Mogaji is within the family, and we have two contestants namely Akeem Adeojo and Fatai Omosanjo Amzat. In the first election, Akeem Adeojo defeated Fatai Omosanjo Amzat. But he (Fatai Omosanjo Amzat) disagreed. We went for another election which resulted to draw-draw.

— Elder Dauda AdesinaOn behalf of the Olufadegin family, explaining the contested election process for the Mogaji position.

Elder Dauda Adesina, speaking for the family, stated that the selection of a Mogaji is an internal family matter. The family is urging the monarch to withdraw Fatai Omosanjo Amzat's name from the list of compound heads slated for installation. They contend that this move could ignite a crisis within the family lineage.

Instead of going for third one, one of our elders, Lateef Busari, in the family wanted him (Omosanjo Amzat) to be the candidate chosen, and said he would go at any length even to meet the traditional ruler one on one as well as using his personal relationship with the monarch to influence Omosanjo’s emergence.

— Elder Dauda AdesinaOn behalf of the Olufadegin family, alleging interference in the selection process.

The family recalled that the last Mogaji, Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, passed away on April 4, 2025. The succession contest was primarily between Akeem Adeojo and Fatai Omosanjo Amzat. According to the family, Akeem Adeojo won the first election supervised by the Mogaji Committee. However, Amzat reportedly rejected the outcome, leading to a second election that ended in a tie.

To our amazement, our Baba, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, had listed Omosanjo as one of the Compound Heads to be installed. We expected our revered monarch to invite the two contestants and family members for a meeting; he now wanted to impose him on us.

— Elder Dauda AdesinaOn behalf of the Olufadegin family, expressing shock at the Olubadan's actions.

Further allegations suggest that an elder, Lateef Busari, attempted to influence the process in favor of Amzat, even threatening to use personal connections with the traditional ruler. The family expressed surprise that Amzat's name appeared on the installation list without the Olubadan first mediating the dispute between the contestants and family members. They are appealing to Oba Ladoja to allow the family to choose its Mogaji independently, asserting that imposing a candidate violates Ibadan tradition.

They should allow us to pick our own Mogaji by ourselves. Imposing someone on us is against the tradition of Ibadanland.

— Elder Dauda AdesinaOn behalf of the Olufadegin family, appealing to the Olubadan to respect tradition.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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