18/12/2025
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Ogun State Government Cancels Awujale Selection process
The Ogun State Government has nullified the ongoing selection process for the vacant stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland.
Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, which was presided over by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Ganiyu Hamzat, Prof. Yusuf confirmed that the government directed the ruling house to restart the entire selection process.
He explained that the earlier process was cancelled due to identified procedural errors that could potentially open the floodgates to litigation over the installation of the new Awujale.
Yusuf, however, noted that the government’s intervention was neither unusual nor unwarranted, stressing that all stakeholders were united by the need to ensure strict adherence to the 2021 Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State and the 1957 chieftaincy declaration governing the Awujale stool.
The meeting with the government was to ensure that everything falls in place,” Yusuf said. “The government wants us to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Obas and Chiefs Law regarding the installation of the Awujale.
So, very soon, we are going to receive another letter from the local government and begin the process afresh. The earlier letter, which gave the ruling house 14 days to submit candidates, has been withdrawn.
“The family will meet, review the situation, and take it from there. We have to follow the guidelines laid down by the government"