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IT’S OFFICIAL: Ex Lagos Commissioner, Gbolahan Lawal Emerges Oniru Of Iruland
Former Lagos state commissioner for agriculture, Abdul-Wasiu Gbolahan Lawal, has emerged the new Oniru of Iruland.
Lagos state government announced the appointment of Lawal as the new king of Iruland on Friday.
Deputy chief press Secretary to governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile, made the announcement in a statement.
He said Lawal’s appointment “takes immediate effect” from Friday afternoon after the final ratification was made by the state executive council.
EkoHotBlog had reported his resignation as the Lagos state commissioner for agriculture on Thursday in preparatory to his enthronement as new first-class monarch of Iruland, which covers Victoria Island, Lagos state.
The posh, highfalutin and affluent Victoria Island covers Lagos Island, Ikoyi and the Lekki Peninsula.
The claim to the throne has been a subject of controversy since September 2019 when Idowu Abiodun, the former oniru, died at the age of 82.
The tussle had been between Adesegun, a former commissioner and son of the late ruler whom some chiefs had reportedly endorsed, and Hakeem Ajasa, a retired police officer also endorsed by a part of the royal family.
Born on July 24, 1970, Lawal obtained a degree in botany from the University of Port Harcourt in 1992.
In 2008, he obtained his post graduate degree in violence, conflict and development from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Lawal began his career at the raw materials research and development council at the federal ministry of science and technology in 1994 as a scientific officer.
He later joined the Nigerian police force and was commissioned as a cadet assistant superintendent.
As a police officer, he served as ADC to Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2007.
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