Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot has publicly apologised to his political godfather and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, saying he may have offended him in the course of his political engagements.
Elliot made the
apology during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on Friday, where he said any
misunderstanding was unintentional and insisted he remained committed to party
unity and development in his constituency.
His apology
comes amid previous political tensions linked to the Lagos State House of
Assembly leadership crisis, during which Gbajabiamila had revealed
that he nearly
lost his position at the Presidency due to allegations tied to Elliot’s
political activities.
Gbajabiamila had
said President Bola Tinubu confronted him over intelligence reports suggesting
Elliot’s involvement in moves around the Assembly speakership tussle, a claim
he denied at the time.
Speaking on the
programme, Elliot said he grew into politics under the guidance of a senior
colleague he described as his “egbon”, adding that emotions
and
misunderstandings may have contributed to past friction.
“I’m not saying,
oh, yes, media will come out, oh yes, Desmond begs again. Yes, because he’s my
egbon. And I grew up learning everything I knew in politics through him,” he
said.
He added that
human error could not be ruled out in political relationships.
“To err is
human, to forgive is divine. So I’m sorry, my daddy, if I’ve offended you in
any way,” he said.
Elliot also
extended his apology to who he described as the “matriarch of Surulere”, saying
he regretted any offence caused.
“To the
matriarch of Surulere, mama, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you,” he said.
Despite the
apology, he maintained that he remains focused on strengthening the party and
delivering on his mandate.
“But I will keep
keeping the party strong. And to all Surulerians, my scorecard is there. You
know the things I’ve done to make Surulere a better place,”
he added.
The Lagos
Assembly crisis, which involved leadership tensions within the All Progressives
Congress, had triggered internal disputes before it was eventually
resolved through
high-level interventions.
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