As well meaning Nigerians continue to condemn
the reckless statement and unnecessary vituperation accredited to the Oba of Lagos, Oba R. Akiolu, the
President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged Ndigbo and other
non-indigenes in Lagos State to forgive all that has been said against them and
move on for the sake of peace.
The Kastina born retired army
general Buhari made this appeal this during a rally in Lagos to address the
comments made by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.
It will be recalled that Oba Akiolu
has been under fire since Monday when he reportedly threatened the Ndigbo in
Lagos to either vote for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate,
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, or perish in the lagoon.
It was also reported that the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yestersday asked Lagos State Governor Babatunde
Fashola to suspend Akiolu forthwith.
However, the President-elect
described Lagos as home for all, adding that the time had come for Nigerians to
look past ethnicity in the general interest of peace and unity.
In his words...
“I admire what your governor has
done in terms of mobilising revenue to sustain Lagos development. I have a lot
of respect for Governor Fashola for his hard work, commitment to the state and
the country. There is no doubt that Lagos is a mini-Nigeria. We are all here
and it has been mentioned by previous speakers that everybody (tribe) is
adequately represented in Lagos.
“So, I assure you. If you vote
for the continuity of APC in Lagos, you stand to gain more. It is in your
interest that you vote for the APC.
“Please when you go home tell
your neighbours, relatives and even the opposition to please bury the hatchet.
Let them fall in line and vote the APC.
“When we were coming in our bus,
Fashola told me how Lagos State had been spending to maintain the federal
infrastructure here such as buildings, roads and other institutions. I had
promised before that if I won the election and became the President, I would make
Lagos my priority. Governor Fashola is already holding to me to that promise so
I would like the incoming governor to listen carefully and make sure he makes
me honour my undertaking”.
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