Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has condemned the call on the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the South-West region.
Recall that a post made by @Lagospedia on X (formerly Twitter) went viral and generated reactions on the social media platform.
The post by the user on July 27, 2024, asking Lagosians to brace for a massive #IgboMustGo protest from August 20 to 30, 2024, has further fuelled tensions and stirred a fresh controversy in the polity.
Reacting, Sanwo-Oluâs media aide, Gboyega Akosile, in a statement shared on his X page on Thursday, August 1, said the governor âwish to distance themselves from the reckless, divisive and dangerous rhetoric.
According to him, Sanwo-Olu views the post as not only divisive but also an attempt to sow a seed of discord between the Yoruba in the South-West and other tribes.
Akosile said Lagos remains home to every Nigerian citizen regardless of their ethnic nationality.
He tweeted:
Read the full statement here:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and PDP candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s government to take action on those behind Igbo Must Go hashtag.
The PDP leader, in a statement on Thursday, August 1, said Nigerians need to learn from the Rwanda example and resist any division move.
According to Atiku, Nigeria’s Constitution gave the right to live and work anywhere in Nigeria to every Nigerian, and the Igbo should not be denied that fact.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
