Here are the salaries of Ooni, Alaafin, Alake, other traditional rulers

The salaries of some traditional rulers in Nigeria during colonial rule have emerged.

A photo of the document dated January 1938 from the office of the Federal Ministry of Information, national archives was shared on X (formerly Twitter) on April 4, 2024, by media personality Bolanle Oni.

In the document, the following are the amounts received by the Yoruba traditional rulers respectively.

Alaafin of Oyo - €4,200
Alake of Egbaland got €2,250
Awujale of Ijebu garnered €1,700
Oba of Benin got €1,650
Ooni of Ife always received €1,400
Other second-class traditional rulers include;
Olubadan of Ibadan €2,400
Owa of Ilesha €1,450
Oshernowe of Ondo €350
Oragun of Ila €200
Since the list hit the internet, several Nigerians have taken to social media to share their thoughts.

See their reactions below:

@OladimejiEgbey1: How Alaafin of Oyo go dey collect pass Oni of Ife.? Oni na number one king in yoruba land nah

@Engr_Ashile: What of alayobo of ayobo land

@ade0681: How come some second class Oba salary is much more than Oni and Oba of Benin

@anlugua_Ibadan: "The Alaafin received so much preferential treatment from the British government because the Alaafin Siyanbola Ladigbolu and Capt W.A Ross were great friends.

"During this period, Alaafin was placed ahead of other southern monarchs, and Ibadan was politically placed under Oyo."

Olamillion: "How Alaafin of Oyo go dey collect pass Oni of Ife.? Oni na number one king in Yoruba land nah."

OMOTAYO of Lagos: "Where is Oba of Lagos?"

Dr. Vincent Ahonsi: "There were no computers then. How come this document appears computer-typed with the fonts visibly modern?"

David Copperfield: "It appears that you don't really know the story behind this anomaly!

Professor JA Atanda: "The New Oyo Empire"? I advise you to study this review of the book."