Lagos gets new white cap chiefs

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has formally installed and capped six new Lagos White Cap Chiefs.

A statement obtained on Monday noted that the ceremony took place at the monarch’s palace in the Lagos Island area of the state.

The event drew traditional rulers, chiefs, cultural custodians and residents, who witnessed the sacred rites marking the elevation of community leaders into the White Cap chieftaincy institution.

Those installed include the Permanent Secretary, Office of Urban Development, Gbolahan Oki, as the Ogboni Iduntafa of Lagos (Onilegbele); Chief Ajibade Nosiru-Ayeni as Eletu Odibo of Lagos; Chief Adebola Dosunmu as Olorogun Adodo of Lagos; Chief Yusuf Bajulu as Bajulu of Lagos; Chief Razak Onimole as Onimole of Lagos; and Chief Lookman Oluwa as Onisemo of Lagos.

The statement explained that after the completion of traditional rites, members of the Ògbóni fraternity led a ceremonial procession through Isale Eko to the palace of the Oba of Lagos.

They were accompanied by the newly installed chiefs. At the palace, the chiefs paid homage to the monarch and received royal blessings.

Oba Akiolu prayed for the new chiefs using sacred traditional items, including water, kolanut and dry gin. The monarch charged the chiefs to uphold the customs of Lagos, serve with humility and protect the unity of the land.

Following the palace rites, the Ògbóni procession and other White Cap chiefs, led by High Chief Opeluwa Onido, escorted the newly installed chiefs to their respective palaces across Isale Eko.

The ceremony was attended by prominent Lagos Island indigenes and leaders, including the Lagos State Head of Service, Olabode Agoro; council chairmen from various local government areas; traditional title holders; and other notable sons and daughters of Lagos Island.