The ancient town of Oyo was agog on Sunday 21 December as the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, conferred the chieftaincy title of “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” on Mr Seyi Tinubu.
Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, is a distinguished entrepreneur and business leader, born on Oct. 13, 1985.
He earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
He was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 2013.
Also conferred with the title of “Obaloyin of Yorubaland” is Sen. Abdul’ aziz Yari, representing Zamfara West Senatorial District.
Yari is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation.
Among the early dignitaries at the event were the former Ogun governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Others include members of the House of Representatives, led by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu; members of the Federal Executive Council and traditional rulers from Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.
The Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu; the Statistician-General of the Federation, Mr Adeyemo Adeniran; Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Mr Olawale Edun, and Sen. Teslim Folarin.
