ABEOKUTA – The dreams and aspirations of popular Fuji music icon Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe, also known as KWAM1, of becoming the next Awujale of Ijebu-Ode and paramount ruler of Ijebuland appear to have suffered a setback, as the Jadiara Royal Family has denied any genealogical linkage to him in this matter.
A statement issued in Ijebu Ode by the family, dated 7th December, 2025 and signed by the head of the family, Olori-Ebi Jadiara Royal House, Otunba Prince Akinola Odedina, expressly dissociated the Jadiara Royal House, a unit of the Fusengbuwa Ruling Family, from any archaeological, known documented records or oral history with the Fuji musician.
The statement, copies of which were forwarded to the state government through the office of the Executive Governor, the State’s Commissioner in the Ministry of Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; the Executive Chairman and Secretary of Ijebu-Ode Local Government; the Chairman, Awujale Interregnum Administration Council, specifically urged the Chairman of Fusengbuwa Ruling Family to abstain from any dealings with KWAM1 on the consideration of any genealogical eligibility to the Awujale throne, or any other family linkage with the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
Odedina, in the statement titled “Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Anifowose (MON)”, explained that it became necessary to release the information about KWAM1’s genealogical linkage with the family in view of the public interest that the matter has generated.
“The Chairman of Fusengbuwa Ruling House may have rightly given him a nomination form to complete, expecting him to get his roots to Jadiara Royal House authenticated.
“I can say categorically that Wasiu has no genealogical linkage with the Jadiara Royal House. We at Jadiara Royal House have waited for him to arrive with his form and any relevant documents to prove his connection to Jadiara Royal House. He is yet to show up”.
Odedina, in the statement, however, promised to get the family and the general public informed as the matter continues to unfold.
