Oba of Lagos blasts Obasanjo, denies endorsing Buhari

The Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has again taken a swipe at Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing the ex-President of being the cause of the injustices he now accuses the present administration of. Speaking with journalists at the commissioning of four Nigerian Navy Ships by President Goodluck Johnathan on Thursday in Victoria Island, the monarch stated that Obasanjo is paying for the pains he inflicted on the people of Lagos State while he was in office.

Jonathan gets royal blessing from Oba of Lagos, as monarch blasts OBJ

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, appears to have given his royal blessings to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan, as the later paid a courtesy visit to the monarch on Thursday. After praising the president, the Oba Akiolu took a swipe at former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, criticizing him for unlawfully punishing Lagos State while he was in office. He also described Obasanjo as an hypocrite for criticizing the present administration, noting that the former Present engaged in many corrupt practices during his tenure.

Corruption: Oba of Lagos accuses Obasanjo of hypocrisy

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has criticised former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for not practising what he now preaches while he occupied the presidency. At an event in Lagos for the presentation of the autobiography of the pioneer Chiariman of Nigeria's anti graft agency, ICPC, Obasanjo who chaired the occasion had lashed out at the Jonathan-led administration and the legislature for massive corruption and failure to improve the well-being of the citizenry.