Nigerians asked questions as salaries of Ooni, Alaafin, Alake, others revealed

  • History documents have revealed the salaries of the Southern traditional rulers during the colonial era
  • In the document, the Alaafin, Alake, Awujale and many others were rated than the Ooni of Ife, which led to the questioning of the document, while the name of the Oba of Lagos was missing
  • Some Nigerians who reacted to the document explained that the colonial masters paid and rated the traditional rulers based on their relationship with them

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The salaries of the traditional rulers in southern Nigeria during the colonial period have been revealed.