The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has dismissed claims by Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), that he is a bona fide member of the royal family and therefore eligible to contest for the revered Awujale throne.
In an official letter addressed to the musician and signed by the Chairman of the Ruling House, Lateef Owoyemi, the family categorically stated that its internal investigations found no evidence linking the artiste to either the Fusengbuwa Ruling House or the Jadiara Royal House, which he claimed as his lineage.
Mr. Owoyemi confirmed that the ruling house received Mr. Ayinde’s completed lineage verification form on Wednesday, but insisted the document held no legitimacy.
“Our extensive investigation has not revealed any proof of your membership of the Jadiara Royal House or indeed that of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House,” the chairman wrote. “Consequently, the completed linkage lineage form is hereby declared null, void, and of no consequence.”
He further emphasized that the Fuji star’s claim to royal ancestry from the Setejoye line under the Oba Jadiara category was unsupported by family records.
The ruling house also raised concerns about irregularities in the submitted form. It noted that the document was signed by Adetayo Oduneye Eruobodo, whom Mr. Ayinde listed as his family unit head. However, the ruling house stated that Mr. Eruobodo “is not a registered member of the Jadiara Royal House and therefore has no locus standi to sign any linkage form on behalf of the family.”
The ruling house pointed out another discrepancy: the form was certified by Mr. Eruobodo two days before Mr. Ayinde appended his own signature, a sequence the family described as irregular.
The letter reaffirmed the family’s final position: “For the avoidance of doubt, your claim to the membership of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House is rejected, and the completed form is of no consequence.”
Mr. Ayinde submitted the lineage form on December 10, 2025, as part of the documentation required of aspirants seeking to fill the Awujale stool, which became vacant following the passing of the late monarch.
