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Monday 5 August 2013

EX-ICAN BOSS LATEEF OWOYEMI BATTLES SUBOMI BALOGUN OVER IJEBU RULING HOUSE HEADSHIP .....HOW AWUJALE IMPOSED HIM AS HEAD OF FUSENGBUWA ROYAL FAMILY




Many are now asking,what could be wrong between two prominent Nigerians and respected Ijebu chiefs,Otunba Subomi Balogun, Founder, First City Monument Bank and Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, a former President, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, ICAN .Until weeks ago these two notable Ijebu men are known to be relatives, being members of the same clan,the famous Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu Ode.But,recent happenings has shown that the family bond of between them,has shattered. We gathered that the fallout is as a result of the recent endorsement and presentation of Otunba Balogun , the Olori Omo-Oba of Ijebuland,as the Olori-Ebi of Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu,by the Paramount ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona.


 If you recall, the royal investiture, was done at the palace of the Awujale of Ijebuland weeks back, after the death of Omoba Fasasi Adeyemi,the erstwhile Olori ebi.At the event held at the Awujale palace,Oba Adetona,urged the divided members of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to lend their support to the new Olori –Ebi,claiming, he was unanimously chosen.For those,who do not know, Fusengbuwa Ruling House is one of the four major ruling houses which can lay claim to the throne of Awujale of Ijebuland.But in a swift reaction,some aggrieved family members issued a statement,where a faction of the family faulted the action of the FCMB founder for laying claim to the Head of the ruling house.

According to the statement “This is an illegitimate action, which Otunba Subomi Balogun himself knows, or ought to know, from the long history of the legendary Ruling House, is bound to fail, no matter the media hype and expense or the loud, false propaganda accompanying it! No genuine member of our Ruling House, will accept Otunba Balogun's self imposition, or recognise him, as Head of Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode. Should a rich person be allowed to seize the control of a recognized Ruling House in Ijebu just like that, it may eventually have a serious negative impact on all other Ruling Houses, and seriously upset the Institution of Obaship throughout the land. 

The new and legitimate Head of Fusengbuwa Ruling House or OLORI EBI, by Allah's Permission,is OTUNBA ABDUL LATEEF ADEBAYO OWOYEMI, FCA (PP), FIMC (PP), FCMA, FCIS, ABR, the Mogaji Adinni and Otunba Sikuloye of Idowa, and Otunba Ja-Diara of Ijebu, who was lawfully selected and installed by the Ruling House. May Almighty God continue to protect, preserve, guide and bless him, and all other members of our Ruling House, wherever they may be”, the statement read in part. Our correspondent also reliably gathered that the Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona is presently in United Kingdom for his regular medical check-up, as such could not be reached for comment on the ensuing dispute.Lest we forget to hint that,Otunba Subomi Balogun,is presently swimming in another controversy.The family of the Late Ijebu industrialist,Alhaji Jimoh,Odutola,who died at the age of 105,in 2010,are accusing the gaurdian of panaches and prosperity of causing discord,within their family.  Sources reveal it has to do with Late Odutola's billion stashed in FCMB.A shocking expose,on this, in a bit.

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