Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos, has praised Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate Peter Obi as a complete gentleman whom he is prepared to meet.
He made the remarks while hosting the former Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, who paid him a courtesy visit in the company of the incoming Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa.
According to news reports, a female supporter of the Labour Party candidate accused the king of refusing Peter Obi’s invitation to meet him at his Iduganran castle on Lagos Island.
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Oba Akiolu stated that he has a friendly relationship with the Igbos in Lagos and that the late President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief George Obiozor, was a close friend of his.
“Nobody has written to me that any presidential candidate is coming to visit me.
“If anybody writes to me, I cannot deny them, but as far as Peter Obi is concerned, whom I see as a complete gentleman, he has not approached me.
“I was always with the late Ohanaeze President, Obiazor, every weekend when he was alive, and anytime I travelled to New York, he would always come to pick me up at the airport.
“So, I have no grudge against any Igbo man. I respect people, and I don’t fear anybody,” Akiolu said.
Speaking further, he commended the former Lagos CP, Alabi, for his performances during his tenure.
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Addressing the new CP, Akiolu said: “Try to hold your religion. If you are a Christian or Muslim, practice your religion and look after the welfare of the people under you.
“I don’t take nonsense, but I don’t have reservoirs of knowledge. From what I know about you, you will do well.
“Anything you do, do it with honesty. What you don’t want the citizens to do to you, don’t do it to them. I am giving you the assurance that we will cooperate with you.”
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