September 25, (THEWILL) – Nurudeen Saliu, the former husband of Nigeria female drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa was conspicuously absent at the installation ceremony of his younger brother, Babatunde Saliu as the paramount ruler of Oworonshoki kingdom. The event which took place on Saturday, September 17, 2022, had in attendance many prominent traditional rulers in Lagos State and family members.
Saliu was officially installed a few months ago at the office of the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat before the installation ceremony took place last week. Nurudeen and Babatunde had a tussle over who to become king earlier this year after they both signified interest to fill the vacant stool in the Oworonshoki kingdom. The throne became empty in 2021 after the death of their father, Oba Bashir Saliu who passed away in London after a brief illness. Babatunde had to use his political influence as a member of the All Progress Congress and his very close relationship with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take over the throne.
He became close to the Governor when he was appointed as a special adviser to the Governor. He was also a former Vice Chairman of Kosofe Local Government. After he was officially pronounced the new traditional ruler, the relationship between the two brothers became strained which was why Nurudeen did not attend the installation ceremony.
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