Awujale: Ogun moves against Ijebu chiefs, reconstitutes council
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Verified Synthesis~48s readThe crisis surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Ogun State Government announced the reconstitution of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, reaffirming its legal authority to oversee the administrative and traditional affairs of Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale. The decision reportedly followed the withdrawal of some members of the council, established by the state government in August 2025, amid disagreements over the emergence of a group known as the Adele Oba Awujale in Council.
Context & Background
- ✦It will be recalled that traditional chiefs in Ijebu-Ode and members of the AIAC recently resolved to dissolve the council and transition into the Adele Oba Awujale in Council to oversee the affairs of the ancient town pending the emergence of a substantive Awujale.
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Tuesday:The crisis surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Ogun State Government announced the reconstitution of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, reaffirming its legal authority to oversee the administrative and traditional affairs of Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale.2025:The decision reportedly followed the withdrawal of some members of the council, established by the state government in August 2025, amid disagreements over the emergence of a group known as the Adele Oba Awujale in Council.Tuesday:However, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ganiyu Hamzat, the state government maintained that the withdrawal of some members did not invalidate the AIAC.
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Key Takeaways
Verified Extract- The crisis surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Ogun State Government announced the reconstitution of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, reaffirming its legal authority to oversee the administrative and traditional affairs of Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale.
- The decision reportedly followed the withdrawal of some members of the council, established by the state government in August 2025, amid disagreements over the emergence of a group known as the Adele Oba Awujale in Council.
- It will be recalled that traditional chiefs in Ijebu-Ode and members of the AIAC recently resolved to dissolve the council and transition into the Adele Oba Awujale in Council to oversee the affairs of the ancient town pending the emergence of a substantive Awujale.
Key Facts:Tuesday: The crisis surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Ogun State Government announced the reconstitution of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, reaffirming its legal authority to oversee the administrative and traditional affairs of Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale.2025: The decision reportedly followed the withdrawal of some members of the council, established by the state government in August 2025, amid disagreements over the emergence of a group known as the Adele Oba Awujale in Council.Tuesday: However, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ganiyu Hamzat, the state government maintained that the withdrawal of some members did not invalidate the AIAC.2021: It further clarified that “Chief Chris Okunowo and Alhaji Rasheed Adeoye Adesanya, the Olisa of Ijebu-Ode, had publicly dissociated themselves from the reported mass withdrawal.” Addressing the emergence of the Adele Oba Awujale group, the government declared that “the body had no legal or customary recognition under the Awujale Chieftaincy Declaration or the existing chieftaincy legislation in Ogun State.” It further stated that “neither the Awujale Chieftaincy Declaration nor the Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State 2021 makes provision for an Adele Oba Awujale group or assigns it any recognised responsibility in the management of the Awujale stool.” The statement further explained that the Chiefs Law of 1957, which some former members reportedly relied upon to justify the emergence of the group, was a pre-independence legislation that no longer applied to Ogun State, which had operated under its own laws since its creation in 1976.
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The Ogun State Government has reconstituted the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, declaring a rival group formed by some Ijebu chiefs illegal.
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The crisis surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Ogun State Government announced the reconstitution of the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, reaffirming its legal authority to oversee the administrative and traditional affairs of Ijebuland pending the appointment and coronation of a new Awujale.
