The body of kingmakers in Ikeja, Lagos, at the weekend pleaded with Governor Akinwumi Ambode to install a monarch in the community before he leaves office, noting that Ikeja has been without a traditional ruler for upwards of five years.
The kingmakers, who spoke to our correspondent at the weekend through their secretary, Chief Olufemi Titi-Thomas, lamented that they had chosen an Oba-elect in the person of Prince Samsondeen Adeleye since December 2014, but that the state government was yet to give its approval.
“When the last Olu of Ikeja, Oba Rauf Matemi, Amore 1, joined his ancestors in October 2014, the kingmakers in December that year, under the leadership of former Lagos deputy governor, the late Chief Rafiu Jafojo, met, performed all traditional rites and screened the princes, which led to the emergence of Prince Samsondeen Adeleye.
“We, the kingmakers, sent his name to Ikeja Local Government for onward transfer to the Lagos State Government for approval. But ever since, we have been waiting. Read more