Awujale Stool: Court Fixes January 14 For Accelerated Hearing As It Rejects Wasiu’s Interim Injunction

The Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has declined to grant an interim injunction sought by an aspirant to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool, Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde Adesanya Marshall.

The ruling was delivered on Monday by the presiding judge of High Court 3, Ijebu-Ode Judicial Division, Hon. Justice A. A. Omoniyi, who held that the interim injunction prayed for by the applicant lacked merit.

Marshall had asked the court to restrain the Ogun State Government and other respondents from taking any further steps in the process of selecting the next Awujale pending the determination of his suit.

Despite refusing the interim relief, Justice Omoniyi ordered an expeditious hearing of the substantive matter and fixed 14 January 2026 for proceedings.

The applicant is challenging the Awujale succession process, citing alleged breaches of the Ogun State Chieftaincy Law and violation of his constitutional right to fair hearing.