Mobadenle, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan’s son, was on Saturday installed by the state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN.
His coronation brings an end to years of legal tussle between the ruling house and a group who opposed his nomination.
PUNCH Metro learnt that he was nominated as Onilado-elect in 1991 and granted first class Obaship status through a state government gazette published in August 1996.
However, he could not be installed due to the protracted court case, which has now favoured him.
Presenting the instruments of office to Mobadenle, Fashola, who was represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Mr. Ademorin Kuye, said the monarch had been saddled with the responsibility of bringing development to his domain.
Fashola said, “The late father of the king as the Oba of Lagos brought so much development to the state. We know he would do likewise.
“We implore you to be magnanimous in victory and use your position to unite your people. We implore you to use your position to liaise with the government to develop this area.
“The state will also help on security and eradicate the activities of oil bunkerers in the area. We recall a fire incident in this area caused by the activities of the bunkerers.”
Secretary of the Esimikan Family, which produced the king, Chief Adesoji Ajose, said the period the court case dragged on was “war.”
Ajose said a group challenged Mobadenle’s claim on the land even though they were just “tenants.”
He said, “You can see this is a very beautiful Island surrounded by the lagoon. It has a lot of potential.”
Speaking to journalists after his installation, the king said his first concern would be to stop illegal bunkering in the area.
Mobadenle said, “One of the reasons for the problem of the last 17 years was because most of the people who were against us were those involved in the bunkering business. They did not want to stop.
“We were able to get the police to establish a police post here as a result of the security issue brought by the bunkering. A lot of people died here during the problem.
“Quite a lot of investors have been showing interest but all developmental interests were discouraged because of the legal tussle on the land.”
He said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had been informed of the bunkering but it had not responded.
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