US EditionRuling House Rejects KWAM1’s Lineage Claim, Bid for Awujale Stool
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House found no proof of Wasiu Ayinde's membership or valid lineage, declaring his succession claim null after investigating irregularities in his submitted documents.
- On Thursday, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House dashed fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, KWAM1's hope by rejecting his application and lineage claim to the royal family.
- Chairman Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi granted Ayinde an extra five days that lapsed on Wednesday, December 10, directing him to prove his genealogical link after the Awujale stool became vacant following Oba Sikiru Adetona's death on July 13.
- In the form he submitted, Ayinde traced his lineage to the Setejoye family unit of the Jadiara Ruling House through Adisa Adesanya Anifowoshe, but investigators said it was preassigned and certified on 8th December 2025 without the authorised signature.
- Following an extended family meeting, a letter dated December 11, 2025, signed by the ruling house leadership, formally rejected Ayinde's claim. Please accept our best wishes for your future endeavours.
- Ayinde insists he has roots in both Fidipote and Fusengbuwa houses and argued eligibility, while Otunba Akinola Odedina, Head of Jadiara Ruling House, said `I can say categorically that Wasiu has no genealogical lineage to the Jadiara Royal House.
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