Eko
The Awori Yoruba Sub ethnic group own the land from Ota to Yewa.
The Lagos colony and what the Colonial bandits called Crown colony consisted of only Ikoyi and Victoria Island. The rest of Yorubaland was in Yoruba hands.
Shonekan - the Yoruba traitor whose life ended in disgrace
Shonekan was Egba from Abeokuta same as MKO Abiola. Up till 1993, both were highly regarded successful businessmen in Nigeria. MKO was a Successful Private Businessman, Shonekan was CEO of UAC group and he sat on the Economic Advisory Council of IBB. UAC then was a giant Conglomerate, and the voice the head of UAC was highly regarded in the Business Space. MKO was Bobagunwa of Egbaland [Bobagunwa means One who reigns with the King]. Shonekan was Abese of Egbaland [Abese literally means the Man with Connections]. Both were High Chiefs of Egba, but were not necessarily personal friends. Came 1993. MKO won a Presidential election which IBB annulled. In order to save face IBB was looking for a Southerner to head an Interim Government, which he had designed to fail by leaving Abacha behind in the Military, a deliberate act he later referred to as 'little mischief" according to Obasanjo. When rumours had it that Shonekan was tipped to Head the Interim Government, many well meaning E...
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