Desola:

Seriously?

Well that is forked up!!!

I refuse to believe that the kings council can confer a title even in the absence of the king. I still don't believe this. If it is true, then I am sorry for my dear state. This is daylight robbery and clear greed.

KINGwax: iyalaje has alwys been by influence, wealth, and not election. What are u people ranting abt?
As a yoruba entity, u shld knw dt the post of iyalaje is a political appointment where the King decides who presides over the office.

And if the interest of the market will be considered, then who else will be a better option to bring influence and govt attention?

She has been in the market since d days of her mother. She is a trader that has travelled far and wide. This is not a matter of age.

In abeokuta, the iyaloja was a toung rich lady, and the iyalaje was alaba lawnson who doesn't even av a market. This was even years back!

We need to be informed.

Demdem:

Don't give a damn about ACN. The decision is the kings not ACN. Deal with that.
Oba Akiolu has always been an honourable man that lagosians respect no matter ur political stance.

doncaster: Since when?

kofoshi:

which stupid king is that? The same one that take counsel from Tinubu on how to run his kingdom. No matter how much icing sugar you choose to dress this up with, it does nothing to take away from the fact that not only is tinubu politically influential in the matter of the west, he is also meddling with our traditional government. He is the monarchy and his greed is what will ultimately lead to his demise, mark this day down.

He would be brought down whether through shame or death!

That he "delivered" you from the PDP means that you should now lose your sense of reasoning?

KINGwax: iyalaje has alwys been by influence, wealth, and not election. What are u people ranting abt?
As a yoruba entity, u shld knw dt the post of iyalaje is a political appointment where the King decides who presides over the office.

And if the interest of the market will be considered, then who else will be a better option to bring influence and govt attention?

She has been in the market since d days of her mother. She is a trader that has travelled far and wide. This is not a matter of age.

In abeokuta, the iyaloja was a toung rich lady, and the iyalaje was alaba lawnson who doesn't even av a market. This was even years back!

We need to be informed.

kofoshi:

Are you trying to insult my intellect? Oh, you must suppose that I am as daft as you not to be able to decipher democratic rule from the autocratic rule of the monarchy, abi? Don't even start with me, otherwise i'd eat you like sharwarma.

Listen, no one is asking that Akiolu go through a democratic process to install her who he deems fit to be installed as the iyaloja but it is equally prepostrous and smacks of nepotism that for the among the number of traders that have been trading for almost as long as the previous iyaloja, the "king" only saw fit to install the daughter of a very influential political figure while hiding under the excuse that the new iyaloja being the daughter of the previous, had learnt the ropes from her grandma and because she is wealthy. What rubbish is that? Is it that there are no other wealthy, far more experienced and older market women to take up that task?

I am not really surprised by the reasoning of a lot of you, anyway. When we look deeply, we see that you lot do not even have a stake in Lagos and really, everything goes for you so long as such nepotism is not practised in your states.

Rubbish!

take dat: Is Tinubu the Oba of Lagos? It is a "traditional" chieftancy title and not a political appointment, if she is the preferred choice of the Oba we all have to live with it. You can't question the decision of the Oba on this matter even if it dis-pleases you!

When did the late Iyaloja's residence become Iga Iduganran? If any installation/coronation is to be done, it should be the King's palace! And how come THISDAY was the only newspaper present at the installation? Not even Tinubu's, The Nation, Vanguard, Punch and other mainstream news outlet is/are reporting this installation!

nuclearboy: This is GREED on Tinubu's part.

If only because of the noise this has generated in the society (and the "now" fake rebuttal ACN earlier gave), DECENCY posits that he allows this post go to someone else. When I read the rebuttal, I was pleased but this saddens.

This is impunity at its highest because the action suggests he (like GEJ) also doesn't give a damn what people think. You cannot look at this any other way except decency doesn't have a place in your lexicon

jmaine: I dey feel this man Tinubu cos he is synonymous with power in Lagos affairs . . .

This story shows Tinubu firm hold over the Oba of Lagos

taharqa2: So you bliv that this was just 'the choice of d Oba'?...smh

Ijogz K: Is she fine? Can I marry her daughter in other to get a ministerial position by the APC led govt come 2015? Only time will tell

kofoshi:

which stupid king is that? The same one that take counsel from Tinubu on how to run his kingdom. No matter how much icing sugar you choose to dress this up with, it does nothing to take away from the fact that not only is tinubu politically influential in the matter of the west, he is also meddling with our traditional government. He is the monarchy and his greed is what will ultimately lead to his demise, mark this day down.

He would be brought down whether through shame or death!

[size=18pt]That he "delivered" you from the PDP means that you should now lose your sense of reasoning?[/size]

KINGwax: iyalaje has alwys been by influence, wealth, and not election. What are u people ranting abt?
As a yoruba entity, u shld knw dt the post of iyalaje is a political appointment where the King decides who presides over the office.

And if the interest of the market will be considered, then who else will be a better option to bring influence and govt attention?

She has been in the market since d days of her mother. She is a trader that has travelled far and wide. This is not a matter of age.

In abeokuta, the iyaloja was a toung rich lady, and the iyalaje was alaba lawnson who doesn't even av a market. This was even years back!

We need to be informed.

eGuerrilla: This kind of power-grab betrays all the symptoms of megalomania.
The tipping point is not too far off now.

taharqa2: So you bliv that this was just 'the choice of d Oba'?...smh

Demdem:

Don't give a damn about ACN. The decision is the kings not ACN. Deal with that.
Oba Akiolu has always been an honourable man that lagosians respect no matter ur political stance.

Demdem:

Can u give specific instances of the Oba taking instructions from tinubu to run his kingdom or kindly shut the ffuck up.
Even the killer party despite their opposing stance has never said such things. Who are u to say such therby insulting the much loved Oba.

nuclearboy:


Only under GEJ do such ridiculous things become regular - impunity