In a statement issued in
Lagos by the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the monarch, Tope Oyefeso,
he quoted the monarch as saying there are eminently qualified Princes from all
the ruling houses that can occupy the stool, as they have the pedigree and
tutelage to
become King and that the Elegushi has no doubt that a worthy
successor will take over from late Oba Idowu Oniru.
Prominent Lagos monarch,
Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi has enjoined those
interested in who becomes the next Oniru of Iru-Victoria Island, to allow the
selection process run its full course and support whoever emerges.
While reacting to rumours
of the monarch’s preference for a particular candidate, Elegushi stated that he
has no preference for any of the contenders, stating that the front-runners are
his personal friends, whom he shares many special moments with and are all
qualified to occupy the vacant stool.
“I have no preference for
any of the contenders to the throne. The major contenders are my personal
friends. I have known them for many years and we have shared so many special
moments together. I will support whoever emerges as the Oniru. There is a
selection process and this is being followed, we all should wait for the
outcome of this process.”
Continuing, he said: “I am
shocked to read such statements in the media. This is a private family affair
of the Onirus and I am sure they are capable of handling this. I am not a
member of the family; I am the Elegushi of the Ikate but my power does not include
installing a king for another kingdom.”
The monarch enjoined the
media to report events leading to the selection accurately, without creating
rancour in Iru land and among the contending parties, advising them to allow
the laid down rules of selecting a monarch be followed in this instance.
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