Battle For Chieftaincy Reveals Unknown Details About Oando Boss, Wale Tinubu’s Family

In time, old beef simmer like spent tiff. And the raucous of feuding fiends peter to an inaudible clatter. Such is the situation among dissenting chieftains of Lagos. The latter that previously kicked against the investiture of Alhaja Bintu Tinubu as the Iyalode of Lagos by paramount monarch, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, have learnt to swallow their dissent and accept the leadership of the mother of Oando boss, Wale Tinubu. The event which took place at the Iga Iduganran, the palace of Oba Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, drew the ire of several chieftains and families across Lagos, particularly folks who felt she had no right to the title and honour.

Findings revealed that most Lagos indigenes were indignant at the choice of the new Iyalode of Lagos because the title was an exclusive preserve of true Lagos indigenes, and one that should be conferred on women who have impacted positively on the state. Alhaja Bintu, the new Iyalode is however, a native of Benin city, Edo state, but she was married to Wale Tinubu’s father, Kafaru, for over 45 years before his death in 2003. But they have since accepted Alhaja Bintu’s leadership as the new Iyalode of Lagos. Pundits aver that she won them over by her humility, compassion and constant readiness to always help the needy.

Credits: Society Now Magazine