Onikoyi Family Chooses APC Chieftain Waliu Sulaiman As Onikoyi-elect

Eko Hot Blog reports that Prince Abdul Waliu Oladimeji Sulaiman, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and long-term supporter of President Bola Tinubu, has been selected by the Onikoyi Family as the Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Moba Land, Lagos State.

Sulaiman was selected on Sunday at an open meeting of the Muti Onikoyi Royal Family, held at Iga Onikoyi, Lagos Island.

His selection came a few weeks after the demise of Oba Patrick Ibikunle Fafunwa.

Sulaiman’s selection by the Muti Onikoyi Royal Family as Onikoyi-elect was in line with the provisions of the 2006 Declaration, since the Fafunwa branch was the branch whose reign ended upon the demise of Oba Fafunwa, while the next branch in line is the Ojubiari branch.

President Bola Tinubu signed the Onikoyi Chieftaincy Declaration of 2006 to make ascension or selection Onikoyi of Lagos to be based on rotation between the branches.

The Muti Onikoyi Royal Family said it chose Prince Sulaiman after a rigorous and painstaking selection process.

He has also been presented to the entire family as the next Oba Onikoyi of Ikoyi And Moba Land.

He was presented by the head of the Ojubiari branch, Alhaji Akinyemi Eshinlokun and the head of the entire Onikoyi Royal Family, Otunba Abdul Ganiyi Kolawole Onikoyi, with the majority of heads of branches in attendance.

Prince Sulaiman is a card-carrying member of the APC

He is described as an easy going, selfless and generous individual. In the last 10 years, the Onikoyi-elect has provided numerous sponsorship opportunities for students at all levels of the educational system.

Widely travelled and well read, Prince Sulaiman holds a Master’s degree in Organisation Leadership from Arizona State University in the United States (US), and is currently a PhD student of Indiana Tech University, also in the US.

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