Ijebu-Ode Royal Family Dismisses Musician Wasiu Ayinde’s Assertion of Ancestral Ties to the Awujale Stool

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has officially dismissed the lineage claim submitted by Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Adewale, popularly known as KWAM 1, declaring his completed linkage form invalid.

KWAM 1 had expressed interest in succeeding as the Awujale of Ijebuland, basing his eligibility on an alleged ancestral link to the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode— a claim that has now been challenged.

The letter was shared on X by the media aide to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday .

Onanuga also hails from Ijebu-Ode.

“We write to confirm the receipt of the above competed form dated 10th December 2025 and signed by your good self.”

However, the ruling house raised concerns over the certification process, noting that the form was endorsed before it was signed by the applicant.

“Curiously, the form was certified by a purported family unit head, one Omoba Adetayo Abayomi Oduneye Eruobodo on 8th December 2025, two days before your good self signed it. In other words, the form was presigned.”

Responding to the certification, the ruling house stated: “The form was not signed by the authorised representative (Family Head) of your purported Family Unit Head.”

It further questioned the legitimacy of the individual who certified the form.

“Omoba Adetayo Abayomi Oduneye Eruobodo is not a registered member of the Jadiara Royal House and therefore, has no locus standi to sign any linkage form on behalf of the family.”

The ruling house also said its inquiry did not confirm the applicant’s membership.

“Our extensive investigation has not revealed any proof of your membership of the Jadiara Royal House or indeed that of Fusengbuwa Ruling House.”

As a result, the form was declared invalid. “Consequently, the completed linkage lineage form is hereby declared null, void and of no consequence.”

“For the avoidance of doubt, your claim to the membership of Fusengbuwa Ruling House is rejected and the completed form is of no consequence. Please accept our best wishes for your future endeavours.”

The letter was signed by Otunba Lateef Owoyemi (Chairman), Pastor Prince Bola Salami (General Secretary), Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba (Deputy Chairman), Otunba Akinola Odedina (Head of Jadiara Royal House), Chief Prof. Fassy A. O. Yusuf (Vice-Chairman), and Ath. Adebisi Quadri (Co-Head Jadiara Royal House).

The family head, Otunba Abdul  Lateef  Adebayo also endorsed the position.

It would be recalled that Fuji musician and legend, Wasiu Ayinde, declared his intention to be considered for the vacant stool of the Awujale of Ijebuland.

KWAM 1, as he is popularly called  in a letter dated December 3, 2025, addressed to the Fusengbuwa ruling house of Agunsebi Quarters, claimed to be a bona fide son of the Oba Jadiara lineage.

The musician said, “Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Adewale Olasunkanmi Omogbolahan Anifowoshe, MON, hereby formally notifies the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of my intention to be considered for the vacant stool of the Awujale of Ijebuland, subject strictly to the provisions of Ijebu customary law and the Ogun State Chieftaincy Laws.

“I was born on 3rd March 1957, and I am a bona fide son of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Agunsebi Quarters, tracing my ancestry to the Oba Jadiara lineage, which qualifies me to present myself for consideration in accordance with established tradition.”

“I have devoted over five decades to the promotion of Ijebu, Yoruba and Nigerian culture through music and cultural enterprise,” he wrote in the letter.