Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State
chapter, Joe Igbokwe, has described himself as a Nigerian and not
belonging to any ethnic group.
Igbokwe, who stated this yesterday
at the House of Assembly during the screening of the last batch of
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet-nominees, lampooned those he
described as ethnic bigots.
He hinted that the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was the reason for
the attitude of easterners in the state during the last general
election.
Lagos should take the lead and be more open to other ethnic groups by giving them political appointments, he asserted.
He
said, “I’m proudly Nigerian; I don’t know about east, west, north or
south. I have been in Lagos since 1985. My children were born here. It’s
high time we started building this country.
“I get angry when
people mention ethnicity. A young Nigerian lady was just made a minister
in Britain. If I become the president of this country, nobody is going
to fill form and put his state of origin. That’s the first thing I will
do. It is when you take people for who they are that is when they will
release their energy for the good of the country. One day, Nigerians
will say, we are all Nigerians.
“The reason for the attitude of
easterners in Lagos at the last election was because Peter Obi was on
the ballot. If Atiku had won, he would be the vice president.
“If
70 to 75 per cent of a particular people dominate a region, they should
be encouraged. If they don’t get council chairman, at least make them
deputy. What Igbo people have in Lagos, they don’t have a quarter of it
in their land. If you see anybody that is doing well in the South East,
he must have a thriving business in Lagos.
Source:- Guardianng
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