Yoruba traditional rulerstoday
called on Igbo residents in Lagos to forgive the Oba of Lagos over an
anti- Ibo statement credited him, saying that both Yorubas and Ibos
will continue to live as brothers and sisters for true reflection of
one Nigeria.
The monarchs said this at Amuwo Odofin
Local Government Council Chamber, Festac, Lagos when they hosted 24
Igbo traditional leaders in different parts of Lagos.
Oba Kayode Akinyemi, the Alabirun of
Ikaare, who spoke on behalf of seven other obas said that Lagos has
been so peaceful for everyone because Yorubas do not segregate and
everyone should work as one for continuous cooperation coexistence.
Akinyemi noted that the Yorubas do not
segregate other tribe the issues of the statement of the oba should
be viewed as a slip of tongue.
The
Eze-Ndigbo of Amuwo-Oriade, Dr. Gordian Dimojiaku
on behalf of the delegation, said that no person can be more
accommodating like the Yoruba people and the Igbos will continue to
live with with their host as one.
Dimojiaku,
noted that he was with the Oba of Lagos when he made the statement on
Sunday but no harm was meant to the Igbos.
He
affirmed that the reporters at the event did not know that it was a
traditional rulers interacting and not an intention to abuse or
segregate the Igbos in Lagos.
The
Igbo traditional ruler also questioned why a traditional issue should
be politicized and has caused apprehension in Lagos.
According
to Dimojiaku: “No amount of deceit will change our views. No
person can be more accommodating like the Yoruba people. We have been
living as one for several decades and a communication
misunderstanding should not be turned political issue.
“At
this crucial time when we are trying to intensify our democracy in
Nigeria, a statement that was misconstrued should not serve as
division between the Igbos in Lagos and the Yorubas. We are one and
we will continue to live as one.
“Igbos
in Lagos have enjoyed several benefits from our brothers and our host
the Yorubas. The oba was joking when he made that statement because
I was there. We all ate together, we joked together. I want all the
igbos to take acue from the president-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,
who said that we should move forward and live as one.
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