“Igbo Must Go Hashtag”: Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Reacts, Orders Probe
- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reacted to the viral social media post threatening to launch a fresh attack on Igbos in Lagos state and the southwest region
- Sanwo-Olu condemned the post and ordered security agencies to investigate the matter and bring those found guilty to justice
- The governor, through his special adviser on media and publicity, Gboyega Akosile, maintained that Lagos state remains a home for all
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has condemned the call on the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the southwest region.
Source: Facebook
Call for Igbo to leave Lagos stirs controversy
Recall that a post made by @Lagospedia on X (formerly Twitter) went viral and generated reactions on the social media platform.
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The post on July 27, 2024, asking Lagosians to brace for a massive #IgboMustGo protest from August 20 to 30, 2024, has further fuelled tensions and stirred a fresh controversy in the polity.
Reacting, Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Gboyega Akosile, in a statement shared on his X page on Thursday, August 1, said the governor and the state government wish to distance themselves from such divisive rhetoric.
The aide noted that Sanwo-Olu views the post as not only divisive but also an attempt to sow a seed of discord between the Yoruba in the southwest and other tribes.
Akosile said Lagos remains home to every Nigerian citizen regardless of their ethnic nationality.
He tweeted:
"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."
Read the full statement here:
"Igbo must go hashtag": Atiku tasks Tinubu
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and PDP candidate in the 2023 presidential election, called on President Bola Tinubu's government to take action on those behind the Igbo Must Go hashtag.
The PDP leader, in a statement on Thursday, August 1, said Nigerians need to learn from the Rwanda example and resist any division move.
According to Atiku, Nigeria's Constitution gave the right to live and work anywhere to every Nigerian, and the Igbo should not be denied that fact.
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