Tension In Oto Over Imposition Of Oba.
There is serious tension in Oto in Lagos Mainland Local Area over an attempt to impose an Oba in the town.
Pten learned that after the death of the late Oloto of Oto about four months ago and a purported letter writing by the sole Administrator of Lagos Mainland L.G.A dated 12,October, 2016 calling for the next ruling family to present a candidate for the vacant Oloto stool within 30 days is now causing row in the town.
Investigation revealed that the major cause of the conflict is an attempt by a former Senator and leader in Oto , Alhaji H.A.B .Fasinro and three other chiefs in the town to distort history in their favour.
Fasinro who is the Olori ebi in general (the most senior person ) and who incidentally is from the Baalo ruling family, that is the family to present the new Oba is said to be making an attempt to distort history so as to favour his candidate by assuming the position of Olori-ebi in general and claiming to be the Olori-ebi of Baalo family so as to use three king makers instead of four.(using the hypothesis three greater than four instead of vice versa).
Recently Chief M.B.A .Akinola, secretary Oloto Royal Family sent a petition to the Chairman Divisional Chieftaincy committee ,the Ojora of Lagos and commissioner of police Lagos state with copies sent to the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode , Baalo ruling family, Erufa ruling family, Sole Administrators of Lagos Mainland L.G.A, Apapa and SuruLere complaining about the activities of the three king makers.
The youths in Oto also staged a protest against the activities of the kingmakers.
Based on the petition received by the Ojora of Ijora, the highly respected monarch was said to have directed the kingmakers to follow the declaration that regulates the selection to the Oloto of Oto chieftaincy.
Only God will deliver us from imposition,greed,selfishness..... It is absolute insanity to impose a king who had never stepped on the soil of otto,nobody knows this fellow from Adams. Tunde Oloto aka Toco has given much to youth, the old and the society at large. The whole selection process was going smoothly initially and all of a sudden, we started seeing the hands of the so called powerfuls.....we are watching with keen.....Tunde oloto is the candidate to beat.....Eberu Olorun (have the fear if God )
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