Oba Rilwan
Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba
land.
In a
statement from the Oba’s palace, Akiolu traced the historical background of the
state and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land.
Read the statement
after the cut…
“Coming from
the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a
descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical
books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.
“Modern day
Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was
the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town
Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to
Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the
African Coast.
“It was a
major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via
the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting
the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in
1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos
was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.
“Lagos
experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid
growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through
the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants
across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take
the glory alone.
“Lagos is
made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne
creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks,
Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.”
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