Ruling house shifts Awujale nomination meeting

Third from left, the head of Fusengbuwa ruling house, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, former President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and other members of Council of Elders of the ruling house while speaking with journalists. CREDIT: Taiwo Bankole

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The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has announced the postponement of its nomination meeting for the next Awujale of Ijebuland, earlier scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, at Bisrod Event Hall, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State.

The postponement was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Fusengbuwa Nomination Committee and sent to our correspondent by the committee’s spokesperson, Omooba Abiodun Ogidan.

Titled “To all Members of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Ijebu-Ode,” the statement reads in part: “Due to circumstances beyond the family’s control, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House Awujale Nomination Meeting scheduled for Monday, 15th December 2025, has been postponed. The new date will be announced shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”

The ruling house, which is next in line to produce the succeeding Awujale of Ijebuland following the passing of the 91-year-old Oba Sikiru Adetona in July 2025, had on Thursday formally announced that the nomination meeting would hold next Monday.

The earlier announcement, dated December 11, 2025, and signed by Ogidan, scheduled the meeting for Bisrod Hall, GRA, Ijebu-Ode.

Ahead of the meeting, the ruling house had outlined strict participation procedures, stating that only accredited family members would be allowed entry. It added that each candidate vying for the throne would have two representatives—one to nominate the candidate and the other to second the nomination. Family members and delegates were also urged to conduct themselves peacefully and respectfully in line with the sacred nature of the selection process.

Efforts to find a successor to the late monarch intensified last week after the local government issued a 14-day deadline to the Fusengbuwa family to present its nominees for the exalted throne. Oba Adetona, one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning traditional rulers, ascended the throne in 1960 and ruled for 65 years.

Attempts to reach the Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, for further clarification on the postponement were unsuccessful, as his phone line was unreachable as of press time.

However, a senior member of the ruling house, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment, said the postponement became necessary to ensure “adequate preparations and a thorough process that leaves no stone unturned.”

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