Daughter
of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) national leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, Mrs.
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, officially succeeded her grandmother, the late Alhaja
Abibat Mogaji, Thursday following her inauguration by the Oba of Lagos, Oba
Rilwan Akiolu.
Tinubu-Ojo, whose selection as the new
President-General of the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men, a post
held by Tinubu’s mother who died on June 15, had generated controversy , was
installed at a ceremony at the late Mogaji’s Ikeja house, which was attended by
market leaders from the state.
Akiolu was represented by his white cap chiefs, led by
Obanikoro of Lagos, Chief Soji Bembe.
After the traditional rites, Tinubu-Ojo explained that
managing the elderly women “should not be a challenge. I have been working
close with mama and I have picked one or two things from her and I believe God
will give me the wisdom and the grace to discharge my duties accordingly”.
She said her vision was “to create the enabling
environment for market men and women to operate without being molested; to have
more organised markets and to give them (traders) a sense of belonging in a
political situation in Nigeria”.
On how she would cope in her new position despite
being the leader of the Lagos State Market Development Board, she said she only
needed to reorder her priorities to devote more time to the jobs.
Source: ThisDayLive
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