Aworis, Ooni’s aide lambast APC leader over comment on Lagos history
Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria , on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned about what it called the distortion of the history of Lagos.
”The outburst from a political leader, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the leader of APC Elders Forum, who declared not only that Awori is not in Lagos but also that Awori is not in Yorubaland is an obvious false declaration. He explained that the Aworis constitute the largest single ethnic sub-group in the state and that they account for 75 per cent of the indigenous population of Lagos.
Others are Eti-Osa, Surulere, Lagos Mainland, Ifako-Ijaiye, Agege and some parts of Ifako-Ijaiye and parts of Ikorodu and Ibeju-Lekki. ”In the early days, the Ifa priest would say that a visitor was on his way to town or that they should look out for a settler or a stranger who would arrive in the morning and should be conscripted and crowned as Oba.Ojolowo said the Aworis were not opposed to outsiders coming to the state to settle and succeed, but that the success of settlers should not be at the detriment of the original people.
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