The Chief Law of 1957 of the Customary Law Regulating the selection process of Awujale of Ijebuland Chieftaincy does not recognise Ifa divination.

However, the government document recognises four ruling houses in the following order; the Anikinaiya, the Fusengbuwa, the Fidipote and the Gbelegbuwa respectively.

According to the official document,  the persons who may be proposed as candidates by a ruling house must be members of the ruling house and must also be of male line.

It further states that in the event of no male to succeed in such a family, the declaration states that the succession may devolve on the female line.

"In such event,  the mother of the candidate must be an "Abidagba"  I.e. true born when the father was on the throne, except that where there is no such "Abidagba", any child of an Oba born before his or her father reigned could be selected.

The declaration also recognises thirteen kingmakers; namely the Olisa of Ijebu Ode, The Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu-Ode, the Egbo of Ijebu-Ode, the Apebi of Ijebu-Ode,  the Olotufore and Olotu-Olowa of Ijebu-Ode. Other kingmakers are Ogbeni-Odi Imesi of Ijebuode, the Ekeji-Odi Iletu of Ijebuode and the Oliwo of Ijebu-Ode.

The Agbon of Ijebu-Ode, the Kakanfo of Ijebu-Ode, the Lapoekun of Ijebu-Ode and Balogun of Ijebu-Ode also have critical roles to play as kingmakers.

The government document further states that the ruling house whose turn it is to provide a candidate shall nominate  at a family meeting to be summoned  by the family head or family heads a candidate or candidates for the family head or family heads a candidate or candidates for the chieftaincy to be presented by the family head or family heads.

Later, the Odis will then submit the name(s) of the candidate or candidates  so nominated for the chieftaincy  to be presented  by the family head or family heads to the Odis. The Odis will then submit the name(s) of the candidatenor candidates so nominated to a meeting of the kingmakers.

The candidate who receives the unanimous decision of the kingmakers present at such meeting shall be declared appointed