May 29: Nigeria’s First-Ever Female Deputy Gov to Renounce Citizenship Over Tinubu’s Inauguration
- The emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria's president-elect has once again sparked a controversy
- Before the presidential polls, the former deputy governor of Lagos state, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, vowed to renounce her citizenship if Tinubu won
- She recently disclosed that she intends to keep her word and leave Nigeria before Tinubu's inauguration
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Nigeria's first-ever female deputy governor, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, says she will stand by her word and renounce her citizenship as a Nigerian if Bola Ahmed Tinubu is sworn in as president on May 29.
Ojikutu, a deputy governor to ex-Lagos state governor Sir Michael Otedola, made the declaration on Monday, April 10, during a press briefing at her residence.
Source: Facebook
As reported by Punch, Ojikutu said:
“I will not hold a Nigerian passport with Bola Tinubu as President. I am praying to God to give me the nation I can go to. I am not going to America or the United Kingdom. I want a simple place where I (can) stay and live for the rest of my life.
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“I don’t know where I am going, but I have already given it to the lawyers to please see where I can get the citizenship. I am working on it seriously before May 29.”
She also noted that she had faced so much humiliation and criticism from many people after Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential polls.
According to Sahara Reporters, Ojikutu added:
“Before the results of the presidential elections were declared, I came out to say that if Bola Tinubu won the election, I would renounce my citizenship in Nigeria, and I have my reasons.
“When he won, people called me and said he would not do anything bad. But I am endangered by the current situation. I have been ostracised and humiliated in places where I should be honoured because of his not being at peace with me."
After Tinubu’s victory, Bode George speaks on plans to embark on self-Imposed exile
Similarly, PDP stalwart Bode George revealed what he would do after Bola Tinubu emerged victorious in the just-concluded election.
In a recent interview, George maintained that Tinubu's victory might bring about serious problems in the polity. Hence he still plans to leave the country for good.
The PDP chieftain had said he would embark on self-exile if Tinubu eventually became president.
Source: Legit.ng
