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48 hours after the distasteful statement from the oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, the silence of Lagos state governor is louder than the words of the monarch himself.
PDP, meanwhile, has urged the governor to use his authority to suspend the Oba of Lagos, until after the elections, at least to allow for free and fair elections. Meanwhile the party has asked that the security agencies be aware that any violence that might break out as a result of the elections be blamed on the monarch.
The PDP said: “The governor is thus a conspirator in this threat to life and must also be held accountable for any violence in this elections. We have, at this point, been vindicated about the desperation of the APC to retain Lagos State, at all cost, including its plan not to concede the imminent defeat on April 11."
This forces us to remember a time in Lagos' recent history when Governor Fashola deported 70 igbo beggars to their hometown in Anambra state.
While Fashola argued that it had been a rehabilitation exercise and that it had been 'only' 14 people he had deported, the questions still ring like a cymbal in the wake of recent happenings. Does Fashola, like the Oba of Lagos, have something against the Igbos?
While apologizing for deporting the igbos, Governor Fashola had said: "But I think the basic issue Aka Ikenga must address is why people feel compelled to immigrate from one part of the country to the other? Is it the case that some lack the resources to develop or perhaps some parts are endowed with enormous resources but not adequately managed? How can development be so difficult from the zone that has produced people like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Ike Nwachukwu, among others? As political storm gathers, there are contact spots but like in football, contact spots have rules. Those who are victims of our shortcomings as professionals in and out of government should not be pounced. A day like these calls for deep reflection about issues of our loyalties. Are we more Igbo than Nigeria or we are more Nigeria than Igbo?”
Written by: Justin Irabor
PDP, meanwhile, has urged the governor to use his authority to suspend the Oba of Lagos, until after the elections, at least to allow for free and fair elections. Meanwhile the party has asked that the security agencies be aware that any violence that might break out as a result of the elections be blamed on the monarch.
The PDP said: “The governor is thus a conspirator in this threat to life and must also be held accountable for any violence in this elections. We have, at this point, been vindicated about the desperation of the APC to retain Lagos State, at all cost, including its plan not to concede the imminent defeat on April 11."
This forces us to remember a time in Lagos' recent history when Governor Fashola deported 70 igbo beggars to their hometown in Anambra state.
While Fashola argued that it had been a rehabilitation exercise and that it had been 'only' 14 people he had deported, the questions still ring like a cymbal in the wake of recent happenings. Does Fashola, like the Oba of Lagos, have something against the Igbos?
While apologizing for deporting the igbos, Governor Fashola had said: "But I think the basic issue Aka Ikenga must address is why people feel compelled to immigrate from one part of the country to the other? Is it the case that some lack the resources to develop or perhaps some parts are endowed with enormous resources but not adequately managed? How can development be so difficult from the zone that has produced people like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Ike Nwachukwu, among others? As political storm gathers, there are contact spots but like in football, contact spots have rules. Those who are victims of our shortcomings as professionals in and out of government should not be pounced. A day like these calls for deep reflection about issues of our loyalties. Are we more Igbo than Nigeria or we are more Nigeria than Igbo?”
Written by: Justin Irabor
