{"id":729032,"date":"2026-01-29T17:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729032\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:29:10","slug":"royal-family-dismisses-petition-against-jide-kosokos-selection-as-next-oloja-of-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729032\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal family dismisses petition against Jide Kosoko&#8217;s selection as next Oloja of Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Kosoko royal family of Lagos has upheld the selection of ace actor <a href=\"https:\/\/lifestyle.thecable.ng\/tag\/jide-kosoko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jide Kosoko<\/a> as the next Oloja of Lagos, dismissing a recent petition challenging the appointment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The declaration follows a statement issued by the family on Thursday, which was independently confirmed by a royal source to TheCable Lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The family\u2019s response comes after a petition was reportedly filed with the Lagos state government by Surajudeen Abiodun Olojo-Kosoko and Theophilus Olojo-Kosoko.<\/p>\n<p>The petition emerged just a day after the family publicly announced Jide\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>In the rebuttal, the family framed the appointment as a necessary and lawful corrective measure.<\/p>\n<p>They stated there is no internal crisis, but rather a \u201cfirm, lawful, and traditional correction of a monumental error\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf an Oloja-elect appointed since 2020 could not be installed six years later, then something must clearly be wrong somewhere,\u201d the family asserted.<\/p>\n<p>The family said a decisive meeting was held on January 24, 2026, at the residence of Mutiat Ashabi Ali-Balogun, the Olori Ebi General.<\/p>\n<p>They revealed that the dissenting princes were active participants in the very process that led to Jide\u2019s selection during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no crisis, only a firm, lawful, and traditional correction of a monumental error,\u201d the family added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is both shocking and duplicitous that the authors of the petition are now feigning ignorance of a decision they actively participated in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family clarified that the selection process is wholly unrelated to the reign of Rilwan Akiolu, the current Oba of Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>They described the petition as a deliberate attempt to distort the facts surrounding the actor\u2019s nomination and to disrupt a settled and collective decision.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TheCable. 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