The All Progressives Congress Lagos has asked Ndigbo in
Lagos to ignore and forget the unfortunate statement credited to the Oba of
Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu when he addressed some Igbo Chiefs in Lagos over the weekend.In
a statement signed by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the State Publicity Secretary ofthe
Party apologized most sincerely to Ndigbo to bury the hatchet in the interest of
peace and harmony, considering the long standing relationship that has existed
between Igbo and Yoruba since the inception of Nigeria”“No human being is above
mistakes. People can make mistakes and correct it hereafter. The Oba of Lagos
can make a mistake and we believe that the statement credited to him was a
mistake. If to err is human, we plead with Ndigbo to let the sleeping dog
lie”“After the March 28 2015 Presidential elections Ndigbo in Lagos have
been trooping into the Lagos APC fold in droves. They have pledged to throw their
full weight behind the APC guber candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.The support
was total and unprecedented. You can therefore imagine how we feel as a party
when this incident came just few days to the governorship elections”“Oba Rilwan
Akiolu of Lagos is not a card carrying member of APC. He isnot a leader in APC.
He does not speak for APC. He did not speak for governor Fashola of Lagos State.
He did not speak for our National leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He did not
speak for the incoming governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. His Royal Highness is at
liberty to speak for himself and he spoke for himself only. Lagos APC appeals to
Ndigbo not to take the statement as the position of the party in Lagos”“We
passionately appeal to Ndigbo not to carry the statement credited to Oba Akiolu
too far so as not to put a knife on things that have held us together for more
than 50years now. If out of annoyance you throw your cap away a mad man will
take it and use it forever”“A lot is at stake in Lagos. Lagos has been fair to
Ndigbo and Ndigbo have reciprocated by taking Lagos as their home no matter
whose ox is gored.Lagos APC believes that Ndigbo will not burn the bridges
because of this minor setback”Lagos APC has worked so hard with other Nigerians
to enthrone a government the center and we cannot afford to throw all these
gains away byallowing the mistakes of the last weekend to stand on our way to
link Lagos effectively with the center. Our own Oba Rilwan Akiolu's slip
of tongue should not be used as an excuse by Ndigbo to reverse these huge gains.
Ndigbo should forgive and forget by voting APC in mass this coming Saturday”
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