The Awujale Kingmakers’ Council has cancelled a scheduled meet-and-greet with nominees for the Awujale stool that was to hold at the Awujale Palace, directing the nominees instead to report to the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ijebu-Ode. The change was communicated in a letter dated January 20, 2026.
The letter, addressed to the Olórí Ẹbí of Fusengbuwa, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi; his deputy, Otunba Dokun Ajidagba; and Chief Prof. Fassy Yusuf, instructed all nominees to present themselves at the DSS office along NTA Road, beside the State Psychiatric Hospital, off Igbeba Road, by 11:00 a.m. The council formally notified recipients that the palace meeting scheduled for that morning had been cancelled.
Signed by the Secretary of the Awujale Kingmakers’ Council, Chief Ayotunde Ola Odulaja, the letter apologised for any inconvenience caused and urged strict compliance with the new directive. The development comes amid ongoing traditional and consultative processes surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland.