The Palace of His Royal Majesty, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi has reacted to a media campaign orchestrated to blackmail the traditional ruler over the failure of some politicians to secure the ticket of their party to contest in the next general elections.
In a statement Friday and signed by Temitope Oyefeso, the Special Assistant, Public Affairs to Oba Elegushi, the Palace noted that “Ordinarily, we won’t have glorified this with any response but it is appropriate to reiterate the apolitical stance of the palace and the throne and reject in its entirety, this cheap blackmail by politicians who were rejected by their own party.”
According to the statement, “Oba Saheed Elegushi remains a father to all and welcomes all players in the political space to his palace, regardless of their political affiliation.
“Ironically, it is on record that even at a time the immediate younger brother of the traditional ruler yielded to the call of the people and contested for election, Oba Elegushi did not hesitate to ask his brother to step down when the leadership of the party prevailed upon him to do so.
“Oba Elegushi remains committed to the peace and development of Eti-osa and Lagos State and will continue to extend his full support to whoever is elected by the people, regardless of faith, tribe or political party.
“We urge politicians to explore all appropriate means to sell their candidacy to the people and should desist from dragging the traditional institution into politics. We won’t hesitate to seek legal redress if this is not complied with.”
