ehissi:
Let me assume that you are a novice as far as politics in Lagos is concerned or better yet let me assume you don't live in lagos!!
Tinubu's adopted mother was former Iyaloja of lagos, after her death, with lobbying from Tinubu et al. Tinubu daughter - who isn't a career politician or someone to be reckoned with in Lagos Markets as far as I know - miraculously became iyaloja!!
The battle for the heart and soul of markets in lagos - most especially markets dominated by Igbo traders - is one that goes on in the background!!
It is on record, that when the last National population census was held in Nigeria, during the Obasanjo administration, Lagos state was ranked as the second most populous state in Nigeria after Kano!! A development that didn't go down well with the then Governor Tinubu, who organised his own state census which crowned Lagos state as the most populous state in Lagos!!
After the Lagos state population census; it was observed that demographically, there exist more persons of eastern descent in Lagos than of western descent (infact, according to findings from that exercise, exactly 52% of people enumerated in the Lagos census are from the east)!!
Since then, Senator Bola ahmed Tinubu, as a matter of strategy, created a policy within his party in lagos (then it was the ACN now turned APC) that gave room for one person from the east to feature in the ministerial cabinent appointment in Lagos state!!
Also, encouraging the creation of a youth wing within the party which must have a representative from the east as well as the creation of an Igbo/Eastern caucus within the APC as a party are some of the ways, that the "Easterners" are lobbied/checked!! Also, a close tab is kept on all markets activities and meetings, specifically markets that have a strong igbo/eastern presence!!
Proof of relevance of the Easterners in tipping the political scales can easily be noticed in the violent threat of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu, who warned igbo's against voting against Ambode in the last gubernatorial elections; rumour has it that Jimi Agbaje went to the east to have close door meetings with traditional rulers in a bid to use them to lobby their kinsmen trading in Lagos, a moved frowned upon by Oba Akiolu which resulted in his threat to make lagos unbearable for igbo if they voted against Ambode as well as raining curses that they - Igbo's - would drown in the lagoon if they voted Jimi agbaje into power!!
For clearance of doubt, the Hausa community - which is traditionally islamic - exists and flow freely with Oba but only igbos where threatened!! Think about it!!
Don't be surprised if at the end of the day, no fracas exists!! Within Most markets in the Oshodi/Ojo; the PDP has a strong following which accounts for some of the frequent and unannounced visits of taskforces to those areas!! In computer village in Ikeja, APC/PDP following is 60/40, in favour of APC as at now!!
So if Iyaloja is pushing any agenda in the markets, it is likely - not necessarily certain - that Daddy Tinubu is pulling strings!! Afterall, she is Iyaloja of the markets, why not approach heads of the entire market, instead of targeting registered "Independent" Unions which forms just a section within the market; if really she has not political motives under her sleeve?? Oga o som pple sabi history gan ni  |
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