The Kosoko royal family of Lagos has upheld the selection of
ace actor Jide Kosoko as the next Oloja of Lagos, dismissing a recent petition
challenging it.
The declaration follows a statement issued by the family on
Thursday, which was independently confirmed by a royal source to TheCable
Lifestyle.
The family’s response comes after a petition was reportedly
filed with the Lagos state government by Surajudeen Abiodun Olojo-Kosoko and
Theophilus Olojo-Kosoko.
The petition emerged just a day after the family publicly
announced Jide’s nomination.
In the rebuttal, the family framed the appointment as a
necessary and lawful corrective measure.
They stated there is no internal crisis, but rather a “firm,
lawful, and traditional correction of a monumental error”.
The family pointed to a prolonged delay in the installation
of Abiola Olojo Kosoko, a previously appointed candidate who was named
Oloja-elect in 2020 but remained uninstalled six years later.
“If an Oloja-elect appointed since 2020 could not be
installed six years later, then something must clearly be wrong somewhere,” the
family asserted.
The family said a decisive meeting was held on January 24,
2026, at the residence of Mutiat Ashabi Ali-Balogun, the Olori Ebi general.
They revealed that the dissenting princes were active
participants in the very process that led to Jide’s selection during the
meeting.
“There is no crisis, only a firm, lawful, and traditional
correction of a monumental error,” the family added.
“It is both shocking and duplicitous that the authors of the
petition are now feigning ignorance of a decision they actively participated
in.
“At that meeting, it was collectively agreed that a new
Oloja of Lagos-elect be appointed and subsequently presented to the wider
family at a general meeting scheduled for January 27, 2026.”
The family clarified that the selection process is wholly
unrelated to the reign of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos.
They described the petition as a deliberate attempt to
distort the facts surrounding the actor’s nomination and to disrupt a settled
and collective decision.
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