The Grand Council of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Wednesday passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the ruling house and rejected the purported removal of its Chairman, Abdulateef Owoyemi, his deputy, Oladokun Ajidagba and vice chairman, Prof Fassy Yusuf.
The three leaders were reportedly removed over allegations of financial inducement, manipulation of documents and other irregularities in the selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland.
The ruling house described the fact-finding committee that announced the removal of the three leaders on Sunday as a “kangaroo committee,” and its members as “a bunch of usurpers and impostors” who had no authority to act or take decisions on behalf of the family.
It also dismissed the allegations of financial inducement against its leadership as baseless and non-existent, accusing the group behind the allegations of attempting to tarnish the image of the family’s leaders and impose its “selfish will” on the selection of the new Awujale.
While passing the vote of confidence and reaffirming its support for Owoyemi, Ajidagba and Yusuf, the family said it had concluded plans to take legal action against members of the group for alleged defamation of character.
