A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed
those positing that Lagos was founded by Bini.
Recall that the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on a courtesy
visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the weekend, had
claimed that the Centre of Excellence was founded by the Bini.
The Oba of Benin claimed that according to history, Lagos
was founded by the Bini.
In his words, ‘’It is in the history books that the Binis founded Lagos. When some people will hear it now, they will go haywire, what is the Oba saying there again? But it is true.”
This claim has not gone down well with core Lagosians who
believe that the State was founded by the Yoruba. This has remained a debate on
social media.
“Those that claim that the Bini founded Lagos are indulging
in historical revisionism and pure falsehood,” Fani-Kayode wrote on X.
“The Bini did NOT found Lagos, the Yoruba did.
“Again those that claim that Lagos is a ‘no man’s land’ are
intellectually challenged and hopelessly misinformed.
“Lagos is NOT a ‘no-man’s land’, she is Yoruba.
“All the self-serving and revisionist poppycock, Gobellian
propaganda, historical abracadabra, nonsensical gobbledegook and disingenuous
disinformation being peddled around by aliens, outsiders and non-indigenes
about the origin of Lagos, her people and her history must cease forthwith lest
the younger generation are misinformed and misled and the people of Lagos are
robbed of their true history and identity.
“I am glad to see that the Balogun of Eko, Abisoye Oshodi,
has risen to the occasion and sought to set the record straight. Kudos to him!
“I say it again, Lagos was FOUNDED by the Yoruba and she IS
Yoruba! Facts are sacred and opinion is cheap!”
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