His words: “In 2011, I helped Jonathan
become President because he made us
believe he was a breath of fresh air. I
didn’t say because he was from Bayelsa
that I would not help him. We voted for
him because he promised to make our lives
better. But now, he has failed us.”
He called on the Igbo living in Lagos to
support the APC to continue reaping the
dividends of democracy. He urged them
not to allow politics of tribe and religion to
influence their decision at the polls.
“Igbo have lived here for years, and
nobody has discriminated against them. No
one would fight them because they are
based in their land. No one can determine
the tribe or family where he is born; it is
only God that can do that.
Therefore, everyone must be treated with
equality and respect. Today, Nigeria is no
longer safe. But because election is now
approaching, the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has remembered you. Can they give
Igbo shops in Lagos? Can they give their
children scholarships? In Lagos, when we
give you shops, we don’t ask you where
you come from. We let you do your
business. We don’t build roads and say
Igbo people should not ply them.
Over 500 Igbo are in the Lagos State civil
service and we don’t discriminate when it
comes to promotion,” he said.
“The PDP-led administration has ruined
the economy and that is why many Igbo
businessmen are suffering now. Because of
the dollar exchange rate, the rate of
imported goods has increased and has
crippled many businesses.”
“The country is no longer secure, but with
Gen Muhammadu Buhari as president, he
would flush out the Boko Haram sect just
as he flushed out Maitasine when he was
the Head of State. So, I urge every Igbo
person living in Lagos to support APC just
as the APC government has supported
Igbo.”
The governorship candidate of the APC,
Akinwumi Ambode, promised to empower
Igbo youths and make life more mean
ingful by creating a better enabling
environment for their businesses to thrive.
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