The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos, Chief Solomon Aguene, has debunked the rumour that the Igbo are under attack in Lagos.
“There is nothing like that,” the leader of all Igbo in the state, said in a statement on Saturday. “What appeared to have caused the rumour is the problem being encountered in the collection of voters cards,” he added.
Aguene appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in the matter so that the Igbo in Ojo, Ikotun and some other suburbs of Lagos, can get their cards without stress at INEC registration centers.
The Ohaneze Lagos Chief asserted that contrary to the claims in the social media, the Igbo have no threat to their peace in Lagos.
He recalled that at the last two general meetings of Ohanaeze held in Calabar Hall, Ajao Road, more than 1,500 attendees endorsed Governor Sanwo-Olu for second term, adding that it is only through the acquisition of PVCs that Igbo in Lagos can exercise their franchise and vote massively for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to Chief Aguene, in its bid to sensitize Igbo in Lagos to their civic responsibility, Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, made the acquisition of PVCs mandatory and a prerequisite for full membership of the organization.
According to the Igbo leader, Governor Sanwo-Olu has demonstrated love and strong attachment to the Igbo living in Lagos, hence the huge support they have shown, and will continue to show for his administration.
“The Igbo ethnic nationality is not in contention with any tribe,” he said, reiterating the harmony, cordiality and friendliness that have existed between the Igbo in Lagos and their Yoruba hosts. He said “the Igbo have invested massively in the development of Lagos and would not do anything that can jeopardize these investments.”
The Ohanaeze leader in Lagos then called on the Governor and members of the public to disregard statements or information purportedly issued on behalf of Igbo people in Lagos from any individual or group which does not emanate from the office of the President of Ohanaeze Lagos or the secretariat at James Robertson Street, Surulere, Lagos.
