It is official — the Lagos state government has announced
the appointment of Abdul-Wasiu Gbolahan Lawal as the new king of Iruland.
NigerianEye quoting sources had reported his resignation as the Lagos state
commissioner for agriculture on Thursday ahead of his appointment as new
first-class monarch of Iruland, which covers Victoria Island, Lagos state.
The affluent Victoria Island encompasses Lagos Island, Ikoyi
and the Lekki Peninsula.
According to Gboyega Akosile, media aid to Jide Sanwo-Olu,
the state governor, Lawal’s appointment “takes immediate effect” from Friday
afternoon after the final ratification was made by the state executive council.
There have been controversies over who occupies the seat
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.
Lawal retired voluntarily in 2008 as a superintendent of police.
A year after, he was appointed as senior special assistant
on special projects by Babatunde Fashola, then governor of the state.
He was also the coordinator of the agriculture-based youth
empowerment scheme (Agric-YES).
He was first appointed commissioner for agriculture and
cooperatives in 2011.
In 2015, he was again appointed commissioner of housing by
Akinkunmi Ambode, then governor of the state.
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