Awujale stool: Ijebu chiefs dissolve interim council, inaugurate new body

Ogun govt, Ijebu Chiefs clash over Awujale Council as succession crisis deepens

The development has exposed a disagreement between the state government and some traditional authorities over the appropriate legal and customary structure for administering Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale.

Awujale stool: Ijebu chiefs dissolve interim council, inaugurate new body

Ijebu-Ode chiefs have dissolved the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, replacing it with the Adele Oba Awujale in Council to manage affairs.

Awujale Stool: Ijebu Elders Accuse Dapo Abiodun of Interference, Demand End to Succession Crisis

Habeeb Ibrahim  The Ijebu Progressive Elders Forum (IPEF) has accused the Ogun State Government, led by Governor Dapo Abiodun, of interfering in the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The forum alleged that the government was attempting to influence the succession process in favour of a preferred candidate, Omooba Folu Aderibigbe, following the death […]

Ijebu chiefs replace Awujale interim council with new body - NewsTmes.com.ng

Ijebu-Ode’s traditional chiefs have dissolved the interim administrative council established after the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona and installed a 14-member Adele Oba Awujale in Council to manage the town’s affairs, raising fresh questions about the legal authority and recognition of the body overseeing the kingdom until a new monarch emerges. The decision marks a …