The Kosoko royal family of Lagos has upheld the choice of ace actor Jide Kosoko as the subsequent Oloja of Lagos, dismissing a current petition difficult it.
The declaration follows an announcement issued by the household on Thursday, which was independently confirmed by a royal supply to TheCable Way of life.
The household’s response comes after a petition was reportedly filed with the Lagos state authorities by Surajudeen Abiodun Olojo-Kosoko and Theophilus Olojo-Kosoko.
The petition emerged only a day after the household publicly introduced Jide’s nomination.
Within the rebuttal, the household framed the appointment as a mandatory and lawful corrective measure.
They acknowledged there isn’t a inside disaster, however moderately a “agency, lawful, and conventional correction of a monumental error”.
The household pointed to a protracted delay within the set up of Abiola Olojo Kosoko, a beforehand appointed candidate who was named Oloja-elect in 2020 however remained uninstalled six years later.
“If an Oloja-elect appointed since 2020 couldn’t be put in six years later, then one thing should clearly be mistaken someplace,” the household asserted.
The household stated a decisive assembly was held on January 24, 2026, on the residence of Mutiat Ashabi Ali-Balogun, the Olori Ebi basic.
They revealed that the dissenting princes have been energetic members within the very course of that led to Jide’s choice throughout the assembly.
“There isn’t a disaster, solely a agency, lawful, and conventional correction of a monumental error,” the household added.
“It’s each stunning and duplicitous that the authors of the petition are actually feigning ignorance of a choice they actively participated in.
“At that assembly, it was collectively agreed {that a} new Oloja of Lagos-elect be appointed and subsequently introduced to the broader household at a basic assembly scheduled for January 27, 2026.”
The household clarified that the choice course of is wholly unrelated to the reign of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos.
They described the petition as a deliberate try to distort the info surrounding the actor’s nomination and to disrupt a settled and collective determination.
