The stage is set for Gbolahan Lawal, Lagos commissioner for
agriculture and former aide-de-camp (ADC) to Bola Tinubu, to be announced as
the new oniru of Iru, TheCable reports.
He resigned his appointment as commissioner on Thursday
afternoon, preparatory to taking over as the first-class monarch of Iruland,
which covers Victoria Island, Lagos state.
The affluent Victoria Island encompasses Lagos Island, Ikoyi
and the Lekki Peninsula.
There have been controversies over who occupies the seat
since September 2019 when Idowu Abiodun, the former oniru, died aged 82.
TheCable also reports that while Ajasa was the
favored, there was no compromise within the family.
Lawal, who was in the running before, is now the most
favoured for the throne.
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 Tinubu who was
governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2003.
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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