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Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba has rejected the recent endorsement of Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi as Olori-Ebi (head) of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, insisting that he remains the authentic Olori-Ebi, backed by both court rulings and family endorsements.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference in his Ijebu-Ode residence on Wednesday, Ajidagba dismissed Owoyemi\u2019s endorsement at an event held on Sunday at the Otunba Tunwase Museum, describing it as illegitimate and misleading.<\/p>\n

According to him, the matter had already been settled by the Court of Appeal in Ibadan in 2024, following a legal tussle that began with a 2018 judgment delivered by Justice A.O. Asenuga of the Ijebu-Ode High Court. He presented court documents spanning 36 pages, showing himself, Owoyemi, and Prince Adeleke Adeyemi Olufadi as appellants in the case.<\/p>\n

Ajidagba explained that the appellate court ruling favoured the Fusengbuwa family, after which Owoyemi resigned his position as Olori-Ebi. He claimed that he subsequently emerged as Olori-Ebi with the endorsement of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba S.K. Adetona, and formal certification from the Ijebu-Ode Local Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the appellate court\u2019s ruling, the late Awujale personally endorsed me, and I was issued a certificate of endorsement by the local government affirming my position. Since then, I have been functioning as Olori-Ebi of the Fusengbuwa family. It is shocking to see a video circulating on social media of Owoyemi being endorsed by people who are not even members of our ruling house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ajidagba further stressed that the Fusengbuwa ruling house comprises eight units, which are; Osinuga, Adekenu, Olufadi, Adesimbo-Tunwase, Adebiyi, Adeberu, Shenowo, and Okuyendewo. He alleged that those backing Owoyemi were outsiders, insisting that his rival had questionable ancestral ties to Ijebu-Ode.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a true son of the soil. Someone from Idowa, with roots traced to Ikoro-Ekiti, cannot suddenly become Olori-Ebi in Ijebu-Ode,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n

He also recalled that during the 90th birthday celebration of Oba Adetona, he represented the Fusengbuwa ruling house among the four recognized ruling houses of Ijebu-Ode; a further confirmation, he argued of his legitimacy.<\/p>\n

Supporting Ajidagba\u2019s claims, Alhaji Taheeb Mabadeje Alaga, head of the Ogbagba\/Anikilaya ruling house and chairman of the four ruling houses in Ijebu-Ode, affirmed that Ajidagba remained the only recognized Olori-Ebi of the Fusengbuwa family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone claims to be from Fusengbuwa and is not under the leadership of Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba, such a person is an impostor. Those parading themselves have never participated in our family\u2019s activities. Ajidagba is the only authentic Olori-Ebi of Fusengbuwa that I know,\u201d Alaga stated.<\/p>\n

Alaga concluded by appealing to members of the Fusengbuwa family to remain steadfast and resist attempts by outsiders to hijack the family\u2019s structure.<\/p>\n

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Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba has rejected the recent endorsement of Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi as Olori-Ebi (head) of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, insisting that he remains the authentic Olori-Ebi, backed by both court rulings and family endorsements. 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