Abiola Dosunmu

Chieftain|Chief Abiola Dosunmu (formerly Dosunmu-Elegbede-Fernandez, born 29 July 1947), is a Nigerian businesswoman, socialite and Nigerian Chieftaincy|traditional aristocrat. In addition to a variety of other chieftaincy titles, she currently holds that of the Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos. Quotes The territory of Lagos has always been an extension of the Benin Kingdom in the sense that they used it as a passage to the port for their trading and interaction with foreigners. We all know that foreigners visited the Benin Empire long before colonialism and signing of the treaty of Lagos. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/12/eko-row-benin-people-owned-lagos-awori-paid-royalties-to-them-erelu-abiola-dosunmu/ I have been there and I believe in it; I believe that our culture, our tradition is what we are and is who we are and then if we make it second-class, then we will remain second-class people in the world"". https://punchng.com/many-joining-lagos-founders-debate-ignorant-erelu-dosunmu/ While other countries were granted debt reliefs, our lenders initially refused to grant same to us because they said we were a wealthy country, and didn’t deserve it. At the end of the day, we got it, had a clean slate and were not saddled by any loans. https://punchng.com/at-over-70-im-as-young-enterprising-as-i-used-to-be-erelu-dosunmu/ External links Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from Lagos Category:Businesswomen from Nigeria