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  Hon. Ademorin Aliu Kuye, the member representing Somolu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has firmly denied allegations that he has been parading himself as the Awujale-elect of Ijebuland or acting desperately to claim the vacant royal stool. In a recent statement and phone conversation with journalists, Prince Kuye — a lawyer with 37 years of practice, former two-term Lagos State commissioner, and one of the aspirants for the Awujale title — dismissed the accusations as baseless. He emphasized that he has never presented himself as the next Awujale and is not driven by personal ambition for the position. “The truth is that I am never desperate about becoming the next Awujale. I was never interested; it was my family that even bought the form for me, and for over a month, I never filled it out until they filled it out. So how could I then be behaving as if I am desperate or must become Awujale at all costs? It is all baseless accusations,” Kuye stated. The con...

  The next Awujale of Ijebuland may emerge in the next 14 days, the Olori Ebi of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, who is also Otunba Jadiara, Lateef Owoyemi, has revealed. Otunba Owoyemi gave the indication while answering questions from reporters after the conclusion of the nomination process. The nomination meeting held at Bisi Rodipe Hall, GRA, Ijebu Ode, was attended by representatives of Ijebu Ode Local Government led by the Secretary, Abiodun Oke-Adebanjo. Other leaders of the ruling house at the meeting included Deputy Olori Ebi, Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba, Chairman, Chief Fassy Yusuf, among others. Although 95 princes and princesses had shown interest in the stool of Awujale of Ijebuland, only 85 went through the nomination process. Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde, aka KWAM1, was not part of the nomination process, as his name was not one of the 85 nominations mentioned. Owoyemi said everybody who went through the nomination process had signed a bond that there would be no litigation afte...