His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi (Kusenla III) Oba Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom is celebrating his 13th anniversary of being on the throne.
Oba Elegushi who is the 21st Monarch of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, in marking his 13th anniversary on the throne, on Thursday 27th April 2023, took to his official social media handle to share a new photo. He captioned the photo with these words:
“13 years after, with the grace of the almighty and the blessing of my forebearers, we continue to steer the ship of this kingdom.
Providing purposeful leadership and charting the course of a prosperous and peaceful kingdom.
It’s been 13 years and we shall continue on this path of excellence for the benefit of our people and humanity,” he added.
To Oba Elegushi, the month of April is very significant. Apart from being his coronation anniversary month, it is also his birthday month.
For a man, who at 34, succeeded his late father, Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi (Kusenla II), who died at age 69, the zest and panache you see in the Elegushi Kingdom today shouldn’t come as a surprise; His Majesty has always been a man of class.
Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom
Located at the Eti-Osa Local Council of Lagos State, the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom is a 135 square kilometers landmass, cocooned by the Atlantic Ocean and Lagos lagoon, Eti-Osa and Ikate land.
According to history, the roots of Eti-Osa people can be traced to Olofin, who migrated from Ile-Ife and settled in Iddo. In 1601, the Eti-Osa people left the settlement area in Iddo and migrated to Ikate.
Oba Yekini Elegushi was the first crowned King of Ikate Elegushi Kingdom. Prior to this, he was one of the Idejo white cap chiefs, who were landowners. He has first installed a white cap chief on November 1, 1990, then elevated to the class of Obas (Kings) and was crowned on February 4, 1993, as Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, Kusenla II. His death paved way for HRM Oba Saheed Elegushi (Kusenla 111), who has been on the throne for 13 years now.
Coincidentally, Oba Saheed shares the same birthday with his late father; both were born on April 10. In fact, young Saheed was actually planning his father’s 70th birthday when His Majesty joined his ancestors.
Oba Elegushi: Oba Saheed III
Born April 10, 1976, into the Kusenla ruling house of Ikateland, Oba Saheed attended Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, from 1988 to 1994 and in 1995, he got admission to study Economics at the Lagos State University, Ojo. After a master’s degree in same field and institution, young Saheed, in 2008, proceeded to the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, where he obtained another master’s degree in public administration.
Until his coronation as King Elegushi of Ikateland on April 27, 2010 – the youngest Lagos monarch at the time, he served Lagos State under the Bola Tinubu administration and consequently that of Mr. Babatunde Fashola as Senior Special Assistant in-charge of Special Duties.
While in government, he learnt the rudiments of leadership from the best minds in the business. It is no surprise his majesty has unrivalled grasps on issues of democratic good governance, public policy formulation, organizational leadership and best practices in public administration.