The President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural group, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has stated that Lagos State in the South West geo-political zone cannot develop without the tolerance of the Igbos in the state.
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a business mogul and philanthropist made this known in an exclusive interview with The Punch paper.
Reacting to the question asked about the uproar generated by his comment about the Yoruba during the electioneering campaigns, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu said; “The Igbo have always obeyed the constitution of Nigeria everywhere they are. They are always in pursuit of happiness and have never been to someone else’s land and snatched it. The Igbo acknowledged that anywhere they go belongs to somebody. If they come to Lagos and want to develop they will rather buy the land.”
He added; “Let’s talk about what Lagos will be without the activities of the Igbo and other tribes. Lagos cannot develop without the tolerance that the Igbo have. I think indigenes must have it in mind that Lagos was developed by outsiders”
He stated further; ” I know some of them are young and didn’t know that even Lekki was a bush and water was everywhere but it was developed by people who came there, invested their money and developed the place and they were able to do that because some of them were even born in the state. Most of them have even accepted Lagos as a home because they have friends and family there and because of that there is intermarriage between them and the Yoruba.”
Source – The Punch paper
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