Ogun Government and Ijebu Chiefs Clash over Awujale Council as Succession Crisis Deepens

The Ogun State government reconstituted the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council (AIAC) a day after Ijebu-Ode chiefs announced its dissolution and replacement by the Adele Oba Awujale in Council. Commissioner Ganiyu Hamzat said the AIAC, established in August 2025, remains the only legally authorised body to administer Ijebuland until a new Awujale is appointed and crowned. The government rejects the new council’s legal or customary recognition and cited an Ogun State High Court judgment affirming the AIAC’s authority. Traditional chiefs, by contrast, say the Adele Oba Awujale in Council is grounded in Ijebu customs.