May 30, 2026
Aziken
Just a week ago, your correspondent quietly and perhaps discreetly painted a picture of the emerging problems President Bola Tinubu is facing in his Lagos political base, using the drama around Nollywood actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, as a window into the unfolding tension.
The Desmond Elliot story helped to show how the President has, over time, sustained his throne as Lagos political lord through parallel political structures that report to him while also keeping watch over one another.
While your correspondent was somewhat discreet for political reasons, the emotions within the groups themselves were clearly not so restrained. This became obvious last Wednesday when the President’s daughter and President-General of market women, the Iyaloja-General, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, erupted.
