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K1 De Ultimate Drags Ogun State Government, Ijebu-Ode Ruling House to Court Over Awujale Throne

 

K1 De Ultimate Drags Ogun State Government, Ijebu-Ode Ruling House to Court Over Awujale Throne


Renowned Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate (Kwam1), has approached the Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode over a dispute surrounding the succession to the Awujale of Ijebuland throne.

The legal action, filed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, is contained in an interlocutory application seeking an interim injunction, according to court documents obtained on Thursday.

In the suit marked C3/238/2025, Kwam1, who identified himself as Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde Adesanya Marshal, listed several respondents including Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ijebu-Ode Local Government, the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, the Attorney General of Ogun State, and the Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi.


What the Musician Is Seeking

The application, filed as a Motion Ex-Parte, is brought under the High Court of Ogun State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2024 and Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).


Kwam1 is asking the court to grant:

An interim injunction restraining all respondents from taking any further steps in the installation of a new Awujale of Ijebuland

A halt to the succession process pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit

According to the application, the injunction is necessary to preserve the subject matter of the dispute and protect the applicant’s interest as an aspirant to the revered traditional stool.



Background to the Dispute

The lawsuit follows the decision of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode to reject Kwam1’s lineage claim, declaring the linkage form he submitted as invalid.

Kwam1 has consistently maintained that he is eligible to contest for the Awujale throne based on his claimed lineage within the Fusengbuwa Ruling House — a claim now strongly disputed by the ruling family.

In an earlier letter dated December 11, 2025, the ruling house acknowledged receiving his submission but later dismissed it as not meeting the required criteria.


What Happens Next

The court is now expected to determine whether the Awujale installation process should be suspended until the substantive case is resolved. The development adds a fresh legal dimension to the highly sensitive traditional succession process in Ijebuland.


More updates are expected as the case progresses. Infocity can report.

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