Onikoyi family selects APC chieftain as Lagos monarch-elect

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and long-term supporter of President Bola Tinubu, Prince Abdul Waliu Oladimeji Sulaiman, has been selected by the Onikoyi Family as the Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Mobaland Oba-Elect.

His selection at an open meeting of the Muti Onikoyi Royal Family held at Iga Onikoyi in Lagos Island on Sunday, followed the demise of Oba Patrick Ibikunle Fafunwa.

According to a statement issued by the family on Monday, the Lagos State Government, during the administration of Tinubu as the governor of the state in 2006, as part of efforts to resolve a protracted crisis over the number of ruling houses in the Onikoyi Royal Family, made the Onikoyi Chieftaincy Declaration.

The family added: “Tinubu, based on sound legal advise, supported by facts and incontrovertible evidence, signed the amended declaration to reflect just one ruling house but ten branches and ascension or selection Onikoyi of Lagos to be based on rotation between the branches.

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“The selection of Sulaiman by the Muti Onikoyi Royal Family as Oba-Elect is in line with the provisions of the Declaration, since the Fafunwa branch was the branch which reign ended upon the demise of Oba Patrick Ibikunle Fafunwa, while the next branch in line is the Ojubiari branch.

“After a rigorous and painstaking selection process, Prince Abdul Waliu Oladimeji Omogbolahan emerged the preferred candidate and has been presented to the entire family at the next Oba Onikoyi of Ikoyi And Moba Land.

“Sulaiman is a card carrying member of the APC and a die hard supporter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmend Tinubu. He has over the years supported the party financially, especially at the grassroots level.

“He is an easy going, selfless and generous individual. In the last 10 years, the Prince has provided numerous sponsorship opportunities for students at all levels of our educational system.

“Widely travelled and well read, Prince Sulaiman holds a Masters degree in Organisation Leadership from Arizona State University in the United States, and is currently a PhD student of Indiana Tech University, also in the United States.”

The Star