Lagos APC Apologizes To Igbo: Appeals For Calm

The All Progressives Congress Lagos has asked Ndigbo in Lagos to ignoreand forget the unfortunate statement credited to the Oba of Lagos, ObaRilwan Akiolu when he addressed some Igbo Chiefs in Lagos over theweekend.In a statement signed by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the State Publicity Secretary ofthe Party apologized most sincerely to Ndigbo to bury the hatchet in theinterest of peace and harmony, considering the long standing relationshipthat has existed between Igbo and Yoruba since the inception of Nigeria”“No human being is above mistakes. People can make mistakes and correct itthereafter. The Oba of Lagos can make a mistake and we believe that thestatement credited to him was a mistake. If to err is human, we plead withNdigbo to let the sleeping dog lie”“After the March 28 2015 Presidential elections Ndigbo in Lagos have beentrooping into the Lagos APC fold in droves. They have pledged to throwtheir full weight behind the APC guber candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.The support was total and unprecedented. You can therefore imagine how wefeel as a party when this incident came just few days to the governorshipelections”“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 forgovernor Fashola of Lagos State. He did not speak for our National leaderAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He did not speak for the incoming governor, MrAkinwunmi Ambode. His Royal Highness is at liberty to speak for himselfand he spoke for himself only. Lagos APC appeals to Ndigbo not to take thestatement as the position of the party in Lagos”“We passionately appeal to Ndigbo not to carry the statement credited toOba Akiolu too far so as not to put a knife on things that have held ustogether for more than 50years now. If out of annoyance you throw your capaway 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 havereciprocated by taking Lagos as their home no matter whose ox is gored.Lagos APC believes that Ndigbo will not burn the bridges because of thisminor setback”Lagos APC has worked so hard with other Nigerians to enthrone a governmentat the centre and we cannot afford to throw all these gains away byallowing the mistakes of the last weekend to stand on our way to linkLagos effectively with the centre. Our own Oba Rilwan Akiolu's slip oftongue should not be used as an excuse by Ndigbo to reverse these hugegains. Ndigbo should forgive and forget by voting APC en mass this comingSaturday”

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