Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned a social media post urging the Igbo to vacate Lagos and other states in the South-West region of the country.
The post by LagosPedia, a social media handle on X (formerly Twitter), also called on the Igbo to brace up for a hashtag #IgboMustGo protest from August 20 to August 30, 2024.
Condemning the post via a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on Thursday, August 1, Sanwo-Olu said: “Lagos remains home to every Nigerian citizen regardless of their ethnic nationality.”
Akosile further described the post as “reckless, divisive, and dangerous rhetoric”, adding: “Governor Sanwo-Olu views the post as not only reckless and divisive but an attempt to sow a seed of discord between the Yoruba in the Southwest and other tribes, especially those who have made Lagos their permanent place of abode.
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“The Governor appeals to Lagosians not to allow any person or group of individuals to create tensions in the state, calling on the security agencies to promptly investigate those behind the handle and bring them to justice.
“Mr Governor enjoins Lagosians to ignore the post and any post of that nature, promising to double his efforts towards ensuring lasting peace in the state.”
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