The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has revealed that during the last general elections, the Igbos in Lagos said that they wanted to vote for the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and he told them to go ahead and vote for him. He said that was the same thing that happened during the governorship election in Osun State when many Igbos there said that they wanted to vote for Ademola Adeleke. He said this during an interview with The Punch which was published on Sunday July 2nd.
He said – “During the elections, the Igbos in Lagos State said they wanted to vote for the governor of the state and I gave them the go-ahead, because we never had issues with the man and we never interfered with whom to vote for. It is just like when there was governorship (election) in Osun State and many Igbos there also said they were going to vote for Ademola Adeleke, and we all know the man is also our son.”
Iwuanyanwu said that he is taking steps to address the ethnic tensions that took place in Lagos during the electioneering period. He said that he is planning to have a meeting with the Lagos State Governor in one or two weeks time, and that during the meeting, they will look at those issues. He said that they have told their people not to worry about it, and added that Ohanaeze believes that their relationship is strengthened in Lagos.
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