The popular Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, has dragged the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, the Ijebu-Ode Local Government and the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, among others, before an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, over a lineage claim to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool.
The suit is contained in a court document seeking an interim injunction, which was filed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at the court registry and obtained on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
The case is listed as Suit No: C3/238/2025.
In the suit, the claimant identified himself as Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde Adesanya Marshal.
Those listed as respondents include Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun; the Executive Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ogun State; the Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Chairman of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council; and the Chairman of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi.
The application before the court is a Motion Ex Parte brought pursuant to Order 38 Rule 4 and Order 39 Rule 1 of the High Court of Ogun State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2024, Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
KWAM 1 is asking the court for “an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents, either by themselves, privies, assigns, agents or anyone acting on their behalf, from taking any steps in the installation process of the next Awujale of Ijebuland pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
“And for such further order(s) as the court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this case.”
Giving the grounds for the application, the document cited Sections 36 and 6(6)(c) of the 1999 Constitution and stated that “the applicant is an aspirant to the stool of the Awujale of Ijebu land in Ogun State.”
The document argued that there was a need for the court to invoke its powers of interim injunction to “secure the interest of the applicant and preserve the res from being dissipated or interfered with by the respondents.”
The suit introduces a fresh legal dimension to the succession process of the Awujale of Ijebuland, as the court is now expected to determine whether the installation process should be halted pending the determination of the substantive case.
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode had earlier rejected the lineage claim submitted by KWAM 1, declaring his completed linkage form invalid.
The Fuji musician had announced his intention to become the Awujale of Ijebuland, hinging his claim on alleged lineage ties to the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, a claim that has since been disputed.
