Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi | |
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Kusenla III, Elegushi of Ikateland | |
Reign | 27 April 2010 - present |
Predecessor | Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi (Kusenla II) |
Born | 10 April 1976 |
House | Kusenla Ruling House |
Father | Late Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi |
Mother | Olori Sinatu Titilayo Elegushi |
Occupation | Monarch |
His Royal Majesty, Oba Alayeluwa Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla III, a Nigerian monarch (born 10 April 1976), is the 21st Elegushi of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom.[1] Oba Elegushi is a descendant of Kusenla Ruling House of Ikateland in Lagos State. He succeeded his father, late Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, the 20th Oba Elegushi of Ikateland, who reigned from 1991 to 2009.[2] Oba Elegushi was presented with the staff of office by the Government of Lagos State on 27 April 2010. Oba Elegushi served Lagos State as Personal Assistant and Senior Special Assistant to two former governors of the state, Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola respectively, before becoming a king.[3]