ENUGU-PRESIDENT General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has raised the alarm over situations in Lagos state and the threat to lives of Ndigbo residing in Lagos.
He also expressed worry over alleged
hostage taking of electoral officers in Imo state by Governor Rochas
Okorocha, noting the the Residents Electoral Commissioner in Imo state
said his life was on danger.
Nwodo however acknowledged the
concern of apex Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, for condemning the
disenfranchisement of Igbo voters in parts of Lagos state.
Nwodo
in a statement in Enugu raised some concerns. He said: “Forty-eight
hours after our elections, we still have no results. There is hardly any
voter in Nigeria, who does not know the results of elections in his
polling booth. The INEC server is down, yanked off by INEC. Conflicting
results dominate the social media.
“The two major national
parties claim contradictory victories. Returning officers in Rivers and
Imo claim to be under siege, being executed by a minister and a governor
respectively. Igbos in Lagos are being threatened for exercising their
civic rights to vote. This morning, they were stopped from opening their
market stalls in Oshodi.
“The Acting Inspector General of Police
refused to pick my three calls to him. The Oba of Lagos remains quiet.
The Governor of Lagos State makes no broadcast. The safety of more than
four million Igbos living in Lagos seems to be of no concern to him. The
Jagaban threatens Igbos to relocate, if they do not vote for his party.
“Thanks
to Afenifere for its salutary and comforting voice. The Commander- in-
Chief, maintains an ominous silence. The International Community wonders
what a country this is. Professor Yakubu Mahmood be warned. Remember
1966. Remember 1983. Our democracy was upturned on those two occasions
for the action or inaction of our electoral commission.
“Governor
Umahi, you cannot be Chairman of South-East Governors and remain
unconcerned about the plight of Igbos in Lagos and unperturbed by the
manipulation of our votes in the South-East. History is recording our
action and inaction.
“I appeal to Igbos to remain calm and
law-abiding while remaining resolute on our resolve to seize the moment
of this election to change The character of our governance. May the
Almighty God save our country from sliding into another crisis.”
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