An Ogun State High Court vacation judge returns a lawsuit challenging the stoppage of the Awujale (paramount ruler) selection process in Ijebuland to the administrative judge for reassignment. The case involves the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Governor Dapo Abiodun, nine kingmakers, and other parties.
The ruling is issued by Justice A. A. Omoniyi of the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu-Ode. The judge says he is about to begin annual vacation within a week and may not resume until January 2027, preventing further hearings. An interim order therefore directs that the case file be reallocated. Outlets also report that the suit is considered urgent because Ijebuland is effectively without an Awujale following the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona in July 2025, after a 65-year reign.
Accounts agree that the Fusengbuwa Ruling House says it has been ready to proceed after serving all defendants and it seeks judicial resolution over what it describes as government interference. There are no major differences in the reported procedural reason for the return of the file, while outlets note the differing positions of counsel—Fusengbuwa’s stance versus the government’s representation—on the underlying stoppage of the succession process. The case is adjourned for further hearing after reassignment.
