Awujale Succession: Full List of Princes Nominated for Ijebuland’s Royal Stool

Awujale Succession: Full List of Princes Nominated for Ijebuland’s Royal Stool
Five additional names were nominated at the venue
Otunba Abdul Lateef Owoyemi, urged anyone dissatisfied with the process to direct their grievances to the appropriate government authorities

The process to select the next Awujale of Ijebuland has gathered momentum as a total of 95 aspirants emerged from the nomination exercise held in Ijebu-Ode.

Eko Hot Blog gathered the numbered list of the candidates nominated for the position of Awujale of Ijebuland, clearly arranged for ease of reference:

1. Prince Adetunji Adeleke

2. Prince Bello Ayodeji

3. Princess Oluwakemi Onanuga

4. Prince Babatunde Alesinloye

5. Prince Ayodeji Osibogun

6. Prince Oluwatosin Osunsanya

7. Prince Abimbola Onabanjo

8. Prince Adekunle Adeite

9. Prince Aderibigbe Morounfolu

10. Prince Adekoya Onakoya

11. Prince Odedina Taiwo

12. Prince Gbadebo Ali Adebambo

13. Prince Ogunwo Adebowale Emmanuel

14. Prince Abayomi Kadiri

15. Prince Hassan Adekunle Olubola

16. Prince Akintola Adewunmi

17. Prince Olabode Onanuga

18. Prince Ayo Olugbenga

19. Prince Ademorin Kuye

20. Prince Olamilekan Badiru

21. Prince Odubiyi Olufemi

22. Prince Abdulrasheed Kukoyi

23. Prince Ottun Olaseni

24. Prince Kayode Adenuga

25. Prince Adeleye Onanuga

26. Prince Olanrewaju Mabawonku

27. Prince Adeyemi Akeem

Awujale Succession: Full List of Princes Nominated for Ijebuland’s Royal Stool

28. Prince Nurudeen Akeju

29. Prince Adeleke Adewale

30. Prince Olaide Ashiru

31. Prince Oriola Yusuf

32. Prince Ajibola Odunsi

33. Prince Aderibigbe Azeez

34. Prince Oriola Olawale Yusuf

35. Prince Fatai Adesegun Arowolo

36. Prince Alatise Saheed

37. Prince Bakare Adeleke

38. Prince Olukokun Adedeji

39. Prince Oludamisi Tuyo

40. Prince Jide Taiwo

41. Prince Adeyinka Bakare

42. Prince Sakiru Ademola

43. Prince Aderibigbe Adewunmi

44. Prince Adeleye Abdul

45. Prince Ademola Kazeem

46. Prince Sherrifideen Kazeem

47. Prince Bello Abiodun

48. Prince Bashorun Akeem Adetola

49. Prince Oshifuye Oduntan

50. Prince Bello Tajudeen

51. Prince Adegboyega Banjoko

52. Prince Abdulwaheed Shote

53. Prince Kama’ldeen Abdul

54. Prince Odejayi Akintunde

55. Prince Muideen Adeleye Adio

56. Prince Olalekan Shote

57. Prince Mustapha Mojeed

58. Prince Adegbenga Bakare

59. Prince Adebiyi Adeleye

60. Prince Okeowo Olusegun Obafemi

61. Prince Olumoko Qudus

62. Prince Shote Kazeem Olawale

63. Prince Adebowale Olufeko

64. Prince Muizdeen Abimbola

65. Prince Bamidele Adenuga

66. Prince Ogidan Adewale

67. Prince Adefuwape Adegboyega Abimbola

68. Prince Oduwole Tajudeen

69. Prince Adelaju Adenuga

70. Prince Odedina Oluwatobi

71. Prince Adekunle Adenuga

72. Prince Sulaimon Odubanjo

73. Prince Otun Abubakre Taiwo

74. Prince Olajibu Olalekan Azeez

75. Prince Abdul Olamilekan

76. Prince Adeleye Adeyemi

77. Prince Odedina Olukayode

78. Prince Osunsanya Oladapo

79. Prince Abiodun Onanuga

80. Prince Muftaudeen Abimbola

81. Prince Kamorudeen Lawal

82. Prince Abimbola Olusegun

83. Prince Tajudeen Abimbola

84. Prince Hammed Babatunde

Five additional names were nominated at the venue, bringing the total number of aspirants to 89, while the Fusengbuwa ruling house later confirmed 95 nominations overall after reconciliation.

Speaking after the conclusion of the nominations on Monday, the Olori Ebi of the Fusengbuwa ruling house and former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Otunba Abdul Lateef Owoyemi, urged anyone dissatisfied with the process to direct their grievances to the appropriate government authorities.

Owoyemi assured that the kingmakers would carry out their responsibilities diligently and without error, stressing that the process so far had been peaceful, transparent, and rooted in tradition.

According to him, the nomination stage marks only the beginning of the selection process, explaining that the kingmakers will now screen the candidates and forward selected names to the government for final approval.

“We have 19 days for anyone who feels aggrieved to express their displeasure. We have 86 princes and princesses who have shown interest in the throne, and today we have successfully, peacefully, and harmoniously nominated them. It is now left for the kingmakers to do their work and select one among them for Ijebuland,” Owoyemi said.

He further expressed confidence that Ijebuland would have a new monarch within a month, noting that the ruling house had carried out extensive traditional consultations ahead of the process.

“We in the Fusengbuwa ruling house have conducted thorough traditional research through the oracles to guide us. We have no doubt that the kingmakers will select the person ordained by Almighty God and endorsed by our ancestors,” he added.