Tinubu’s Daughter: How Iyaloja-General of Lagos Increased Her Rank

The Iyaloja-general of Lagos State, Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has updated her profile on the microblogging site, Twitter, to reflect the “Iyaloja General of Nigeria. The First Daughter of the FRN.”

Her update comes a few days after her father, President Bola Tinubu, was sworn in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu-Ojo currently has over 21 thousand followers on the popular microblogging site.

Her declaration as Iyaloja General of Nigeria is meant to identify her as the president of all market men and women in the country.

Tinubu’s daughter launches initiative to support her father

In a series of tweets, Tinubu-Ojo said, “I have decided to use my little wealth of experience, connections and human resources available to me to support my dad’s administration.”

She further wrote, “Friends of Iyaloja Initiative (FoI) unveiled today. I can boldly say again that our youths, women and the vulnerable shall be attended to by this administration. I will fight for this cause and I believe that God Almighty shall crown our efforts with unprecedented success.”

According to her, the FoI will focus on “youth and women empowerment. Empowering people with special needs. Empowering the vulnerable and several other programs aimed at affecting the lives of Nigerians; especially, those in the grassroots.”

What you need to know about the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria

The president’s daughter was crowned as the Iyaloja of Lagos in October 2013 by her paternal grandmother, the late President General of Lagos Market Men and Women, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji. Reports say Mogaji appointed  Tinubu-Ojo as her successor before she died.

As Iyaloja of Lagos, Folashade occupies the highest-ranking market leader in the state and oversees the activities of all market men and women in Lagos State.

She has also been conferred with various Yoruba titles including, Iya Oba of Aworiland, Yeye Oba of Ogudu by Oba Waheed Ayinla Fashola, the Ologudu of Ogudu and the Timi of Ede.