Wetin dey happen for Ogun State as dem don halt the selection process for new Awujale of Ijebu land? You no go believe am oh! Dis na the second time dem don suspend am for less than one month. Di local security force full everywhere for di palace as plenty policemen and officers from Civil Defence dey show face after di government order.
Dis Awujale stool vacate since July 2025, when di 91-year-old Oba Sikiru Adetona waka comot after im reign for 65 years. Di Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, talk say dem halt di matter to protect public order and maintain di integrity of di selection process.
“Given di reports wey dey come, di government don decide to act fast to maintain peace and good governance. Di Fusengbuwa Ruling House go need to wait for further talk before dem continue di selection,” him yarn.
Before dis one, dem don suspend di process on December 18, 2025, because of procedural wahala fit bring court matter. Di Fusengbuwa Ruling House shortlist 95 contestants, wey get 94 princes and one princess sef. E don dey hot for dis selection matter, even Fuji musician Ayinde, wey dem sabi as KWAM1, don waka go court join matter.
Dr. Sonny Kuku, wey be di Regent and head of di Awujale Interregnum Administration Committee, confirm say government don pause di process. E talk say di government don drop di message about di suspended process but dem no sabi di exact reason yet.
“We still dey work to make sure di process go start again because di people dey wait for di new Awujale. Kingmakers no fit talk much now because e dey very serious. We dey try keep things on track for peace,” na wetin Kuku yan.
Dem still ask am why plenty security dey for di palace, he explain say na to show di public say di selection don pause and no be imposition wahala dey ground. He clear say di palace mean plenty for di people, and dem go open am back soon to avoid fear among dem.
Kuku also hued say di kingmakers never see any petition like di government talk say dem get. “If petitions dey, e go reach us. For now, we dey work with di government, and once everytins clear, we go talk fast,” him add.
Di kingmakers dey handle dis selection matter like real serious bizness, as dem sabi wetin dey at stake. Dem don dey awake for five days to check am proper, as dem get about 95 applications to scrutinize well. “If we hi dey biased, we for no dey waka like dis,” Kuku talk.
Di Department of State Services (DSS) confirm say di 95 nominees go undergo profiling wey go follow di palace screening, but di exercise don also suspend because of di government order. Di DSS talk am clear say dis na di government im make di decision, no be dem wahala.
One of di contenders, Mr. Wasiu Adewale Olasunkanmi Adesanya, don write di Ogun State Government to make dem continue di process. E put for letter say make di process dey inclusive, transparent and fair when dem resume am. Di kingmakers dey very serious about making di right choice for di next Awujale, and dem no want any candidate wey go spoil di matter.
As di selection matter dey unfold, everybody dey hope say peace go reign and di right leader go emerge for Ijebuland. Na everything we go dey watch as dis matter dey play out, but one tin wey sure be say e go still dey interesting!
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