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ICYMI: Bini, not Yoruba, are original owners of Lagos – Ajayi-Bembe

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Chief Layi Ajayi-Bembe,

A former President of the Association of Lagos State Indigenes, Chief Layi Ajayi-Bembe, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE says the real owners of Lagos are the Bini, not the Yoruba

What is your lineage as a Lagosian?

My grandfather was Ajayi Bembe; the eighth Obanikoro of Lagos – my father was the last of his children. My mother was the first child of Gbajabiamila (of Olowogbowo fame) – of course, of Lagos. When it comes to the ownership of Lagos, it is sad when people talk about Lagos being no man’s land or Lagos being part of Yoruba land – I consider that position to be an abomination. Yes, because of the affinity or geographical location of Lagos, we’re nearer to the South-West (the Yoruba) than to other regions. It should be stated that Lagos has always been independent of the West. When I returned from England, (Chief Obafemi) Awolowo was in prison; before I came back to Nigeria, there had been agitations that Lagos wasn’t part of the West. No doubt that a lot of us speak Yoruba – in my family, we’re Bini. Oba of Lagos (Rilwan Akiolu) was completely right that the early settlers in Lagos were the Awori and the Bini. We’re talking about the Island of Lagos.
Extending it to the east of Lagos, you have Oshodi, the Tapa (from Niger State) were there. And, of course, we knew one another. I don’t understand why some of our brothers in the West think that we can be enslaved by them. In all my years, I have not seen what Afenifere has done for Lagos to inspire me because during the last constitutional conference, they were not talking about Lagos; they were talking about themselves. Don’t forget that the so-called Edo State was part of the West before. But to say Lagos is part of Yoruba land is not fair; it is not charitable. And when kabiyesi now said, Lagos is Bini, not only because we came from Benin, there are signs and relics of Benin all over Isale Eko. And obas (in Lagos) – we don’t call them ‘obas’, we call them ‘eleko’. My grandfather said in 1903 that when there was a dispute of which traditional rulers should wear crowns – my grandfather was at that meeting. Ooni of Ife had to come all the way from Ife to Lagos upon the invitation of Governor (John Hawley) Glover. And the question they asked him (Ooni) was, ‘Who are the obas that should wear crowns?’ He mentioned them – Lagos was not part of the list. We don’t wear crowns in Lagos. I remember, Pa Edegbele – that’s Prof. Edegbele’s father – when he said ‘oba’ is alien to Yoruba land that only the Bini use that title, there was a furore over that. But Edegbele was right. Note that politicians have done a lot of havoc in Yoruba land more than in other regions of the country. Nobody is going to doubt the hegemony of the Sultan of Sokoto in the North. But the Yoruba are fond of creating problems among themselves in Yoruba land. Permit me to digress: look at the recent installation of some kings in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A governor created 21 kings, for what? Is that what the people need at a time when the masses are hungry, civil servants are owed salaries and basic amenities are not available? It now appears there are more rulers than the ruled.
Source
https://punchng.com/bini-not-yoruba-are-original-owners-of-lagos-ajayi-bembe/

nextnear:
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Only a mad will see others as mad
I understand bro

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Fountainofyouth:
Come down from your low horse mister, you are arguing ignorantly, these days, there are married women cheating needlessly with no intention of divorcing their husband, if they cheat with emotions, they will divorce or elope with their lover, while some do that, some don't.
Your skull is still tiny to me.

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You can get married to 5 men, under your roof,
Stop quoting me please, thank you

Fountainofyouth:
No I do not get it, you know why? because you are a man so you CANNOT speak for my gender, I am a woman so I can speak for my gender, open your eyes wide and read what i'm about to type very very well, the way you see prostitutes having sex without emotions, is the same some regular everyday ladies can separate sex from emotions, get that into your tinny tiny skull.

Point of correction, Prostitutes have sex for cash. ,we have sex because we love sex, and we pay for it,
I don't argue baseless argurement,
When a woman start cheating , is very easy to catch her ,because her emotions and love towards the husband diminishes, she channels it to the new lover,,. But such is not attributed to a man,,
my skull is not tiny please

Fountainofyouth Ugosample's :
Yeah same way a woman can cheat and still love her husband, she's just bored with eating the same diick, have it at the back of your skull that no GENDER has the monopoly of cheating.

Lie, women cheat with emotions,
With women, emotion is attached to sex
But men can have sex with multiple women with no strings attached? Just for the fun of it
Men are polygamous in nature,
That's y a man can marry as many wives as he like. And still cheat on them
Hope u get it ?

Yeah, a man can cheat but still truly love his wife ,

Some pained hoochies will tell he to marry a younger man

IgBo in se should concentrate only on igbo of se and igboid part of ss,
And leave us alone

Bleaching afonja man

bogdaddy:
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And u think amoxil cures all std?

All these broloshos and brostitutes wey full nairaland fucking and sucking oloshos raw
this await u

Their fish is scratchn em

princechurchill:
The only Igbo boy that is useless

An ancestor collected his girlfriend due to his laziness

They give him 50m and he starts using spray on the head with empty skull

He still have access to the pusscy

Afonja people are so hugly
Xx spit xx

Phyno keep smoking like burna boy that's y he is getting slim asf

There is nothing nude about that poo

Nigerian ladies are frustrated

DealMogul:
I don't know about you but using dirty blood to make a meal for an human being like you is EVIL!!!

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Were u forced to comment on another man's thread if you don't like his post u furk off

israel90:
She is sure it was not flesh to flesh

I'm sure u didn't read the post, only the title,
If you did ,you would have read the part she said he raped her skin to skin after trying out nylon

Get her home and grind her puscy, and anal

GoldHorse:
Your statement is not quite nice though. I know it indicates she's "fairer" than you in looks.

I pray you can accept yourself the way you are.

Peace!

Yes I'm fatter than her in fact she is slim and sexy
Hope you are satisfied now

They show racism, then you show it too na

post=79182933:
But what kind of tins do we have on this forum for krissake?!

It is obvious you have nothing going for you in life,
that is why you are always in pain 24/7.

Calling someone better than you and your people at home a pig?!
Smh

The truth is bitter, let her do some exercise
If an American artist is like this ,you will hear the worst from fans cause they deslike fat

Fat like a pig

Ika is more of igbo language with, but being influence by our nearby bini culture. , we bini we are conquers, ,we faught and conquered most tribes within our proximity , including Yoruba and ibo

Long live great bini