A Lagos community leader, Balogun Eko, has challenged Fuji lord, K1 De Ultimate’s bid for the Awujale throne of Ijebuland, stating he’s not from Ijebuland and lacks royal connections
Balogun Eko claims K1’s parents lived outside Ijebuland, and he’s ineligible for the throne.
K1 had declared his interest in the throne, citing ties to the Fusengbuwa ruling house.
Balogun Eko has now challenged him to prove his Ijebu roots, asking him to identify his father’s burial site in Ijebu or produce six relatives from Ijebu-Ode or elsewhere in the region.
Balogun Eko also alleged K1 tried to involve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his bid, but was rejected, contributing to tension during the ValueJet controversy.
Balogun Eko said: “Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde, you’re already the king of Fuji by default, so don’t be selfish. You can’t become Awujale. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already told you to let it go – that you can’t be the king of Ijebuland. And that’s why you got angry at the airport that day, trying to stop the plane just because you didn’t like his response? People of Ijebu are afraid of you; they don’t know how to tell you that they don’t want you as king.
Out of the four lineages entitled to the throne, they said you’re not related to any. My uncle, who you were close to when you were young, told me that whenever your mom and dad had issues, it was his place your mother would come before the situation got worse. He said when your mother started selling clothes, that was when your parents reconciled, after your father followed your mother to Ilepeju Ekiti – that’s where your father later d!ed and was buried.
So, the people of Ijebu said you should either point to your father’s burial ground in Ijebu or bring at least six relatives from Ijebu-Ode or anywhere in Ijebu in general. Don’t start any problem, because everywhere else there is peace – that’s where you seem to want to cause trouble.”
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