Ibikunle, who belongs to the Ruling House of Oshoja, was a youth representative on the now-defunct Lagos State Judicial Inquiry Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuse and Other Matters.
Ikeja’s Olu stool sat vacant for nine years following the passing of Oba Rauf Matemi, Amore 1, who joined his ancestors in October 2014.
Speaking at a press conference in Ikeja on Friday, the leaders of some of the royal families and kingmakers in the kingdom said Prince Tajudeen Muritala, who had previously been billed as the king-elect, remained the only candidate for the throne. .
Ikeja’s Oluwo, Chief Adeniyi Illo and Prince Jamiu Folami, speaking for others, accused politicians of blocking progress in the area by sabotaging their efforts to install the king-elect.
They said that the problems should not have degenerated to what it is today, with the different royal families at odds with each other if politicians had not infiltrated the families.
Folami, who denied the claim that Muritala was not a member of any of the royal families, provided an oral historical record linking him to the Iyade and Oshoja families.
The kingmakers called on the state government to ensure that the will of the indigenous people of the Ikeja Kingdom prevailed, by approving the installation of Prince Muritala as the new king.
Specifically, the Oluwo of the land of Ikeja sounded the alarm that his life was in danger because of his position on the matter.