How Tinubu's Daughter Was Appointed Iyaloja Of Lagos

The late President General of Lagos Market Men and
Women, Abibat Mogaji, appointed her successor before she
passed away, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Mrs. Mogaji,
mother of former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu,
named the latter's daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, as the
new Iyaloja of Lagos, a market leader have told PREMIUM
TIMES.
There had been reports that Mr. Tinubu foisted his daughter
as the Lagos market leader on the traders after the death of his
mother, a claim the ex-governor's party, the Action Congress
of Nigeria, ACN, denied.
"The market leaders of all the 57 local governments were there.
The Babaloja of Lagos, Alhaji Wasiu (Balogun), was there.
Everybody supported her," Basirat Balogun, Iyaloja of
Oyingbo Market, told PREMIUM TIMES.
Mrs. Balogun, who is also the Market Leader, Lagos
Mainland Local Government, said that the ceremonies that
installed Mrs. Tinubu-Ojo as the new leader were held on
Tuesday and Wednesday at her late grandmother's home at
Ikeja.
Olubiyi Agoro, the Ojon of Lagos; and Soji Bembe, the
Obanikoro of Lagos; were among the traditional chiefs that
performed the rites.
Earlier this week, the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria,
ACN, vehemently denied reports that its leader, Mr. Tinubu,
appointed the new market leader.
The party dismissed the reports as "rantings" of the opposition
Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP.
Before her appointment, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo was the
Deputy President General of the Market Men and Women.
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