Residents of Ijebu Ode, on Friday, protested the alleged attempt to impose a candidate as Awujale.
The protesters, in the morning, marched along Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Archway leading to the palace and moved towards Ijebu Ode Local Government Headquarters in Itoro.
Reports said their grievance was the alleged plot by “some powerful interests” to foist the next Awujale on the kingmakers, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and the Ijebu nation.
The Ogun State Government, in a circular dated January 20, 2026, stopped the Kingmakers from taking further steps to select a candidate out of the 95 nominees submitted to the kingmaker by leaders of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House – Otunba Lateef Owoyemi (Olori Ebi) Prince Adedokun Ajidagba (Deputy Olori Ebi) and Professor Fassy Yusuf (Vice Chairman).
The State government’s circular stopping the process by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, fuelled allegations that Governor Dapo Abiodun – led administration was interfering with the process reportedly to impose a candidate on kingmakers.
Mrs. Adenugba Obileye, who led the peace protest, said they were in the local government headquarters to register displeasure over alleged thickening plots to interfere with the job of the kingmakers and impose an Awujale that does not emerge from due process.