The spokesman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, has expressed
concern that Igbo traders in markets across the state are taking laws into
their hands.
He made the observation at the weekend in an interview with
Sahara TV. Igbokwe said that reports on the Oladipo Market crisis had been on
the desk of Governor Babatunde Fashola for over two years but that the Igbo
people in that market had festered the crisis by refusing to listen to or
respect the committee set up by the government to look into the matter.
“We need to do something to bring order to our markets in Lagos.
Our people are taking laws into their hands. No responsive and responsible
government will take the kind of insult and audacity our people are displaying
in Lagos. They don’t want to obey constituted authorities. And it is not only
in Oladipo (Market).
“I’ve been embarrassed at what is happening in our markets. Nearly
all our markets in Lagos are endangered with a deep crisis of leadership,”
Igbokwe lamented.
Reacting to a recent deportation of some destitute of Igbo
extraction to their home-state by the Lagos government, Igbokwe explained that
the Lagos State Government has always been proactive in taking care of its most
destitute inhabitants and that it had been ensuring that the impoverished were
treated with decency and cleaned up.
However, he defended that the state government has a duty to its
residents to ensure that public safety in the commercial metro is maintained at
all times.
“What is happening in Lagos concerns security issues and Lagos
is just trying to be proactive…we have seen situations where people pretending
to be selling oranges turn out to be bomb throwers,” Igbokwe cited.
He expressed displeasure over attempts to politicise the
deportation issue, stressing that there was the need to “look at the bigger
picture and consider the situation the Lagos State Government was put in, a
predicament that somewhat justified the hard decision” to deport
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The APC spokeman (Igbokwe) doesn't know what he is talking about, is Igbo people bomb throwers? If they are looking @ it from that angle, they should know where to start from.
ReplyDeleteD@Joe Igbokwe is not a true son of Igboland,he is a saboteur,APC he is awaiting kick bags,it wll b his own turn to b deported soon,he is amongst d affluence of d society,d@cares less 4d destitute in d society. Ask d@idiot called Igbokwe,how many times has he bettered d lot of the destitutes in lagos let alone Igbo's.he is such an idiot fellow d@we wont hesistate to call 4his head,if he had advised fashola wrongly to deport his ppl.look@him d@red cap signiFies a responsibility in Igbo race n respect there off.he should wear it off n were caftern cap,he is not worthy to b an Igbo son.he should better stay in Lag.
ReplyDeleteWell said.
DeleteYoruba APC will use u and dump u. Just like d military used walter ofornagoro
ReplyDeleteI suggest you all stop being sentimental and stop politicising this matter. As a true son of Igboland living in lagos I can't say igbokwe is lying, though it is embarassing to see igbo's returned to their home states. We truthfully know Fashola doesn't take rash actions cannot just single out the returned igbos without good reason. The returnees should be investigated about their activities in lagos before we start raising dust which might end up stinging our eyes. Majority Igbo traders have learn to change their orientation and respect the law.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who doesn't respect the law stays in prison, but not to face deportation in his country.
DeleteIs this the APC we are clamouring for? Am not supprise! Is good the started jst less than one month old to show us what the are up to,Rochas is on the wrong lane,every true Igbo man should reward the APC come 2015 election,they molested and deported Igbo bizmen and tag them destitudes,if I may ask,where will Fashola deport destitutes of Lagos origin? As a responsible govt every Nigerian is the resposibility of the state govt of the state the find themself.
ReplyDeleteIgbos should rise against Joe Igbokwe, Fashola,Buhari(boko haram that has killed so many innocent igbos in the north) and ultimately APC which has shown clearly that its anti Igbos
My views might differ, I see no reaSon we should dwell more on this, 2011, the same fashola deported over 140 yorubas back to Ibadan(oyo) some from Osun state. Also it was on record that same fashola has over time deported lots of Hausa extract, y are we making issues out of the ones from the igbo extract? Though hardly to see igbo begars, but before those where done I gues he must have done thorough research about their risks they constitutes to d state. So no big deal if he can do that to yorubas, my people relax and stop making isues out of nothing!
DeleteAPC has completely dis associated them self from d Igbo's , am not sure u can win presidential election without 5 igbo states
ReplyDeleteIgbokwe is a disgrace Ąπϑ a traitor. He represents that singular reason why Igbos have been at the receiving end of the shambolic arrangement called Nigeria. Fashola Ąπϑ his APC cohorts should know better being a lawyer,that you don't deport a lawless person in his country,you try him Ąπϑ Ąπϑ put him in jail. I think this is just a poor attempt to coverup the inherent racist attitude of the average yoruba man especially towards the igboman.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! Wonders shall never end, unbelivable! Lagos state government deported Igbos in their own contry of origin (madness) what about we dat reside in western world and we are claiming citizen of dat country, so if we misbehave we should be deported to Ijebu-Ode where I came frm abi?
ReplyDeleteD igbos will never think straight, how many times hv Dey depoted, destitutes from d north to their various diff't states and nobody make noise.its unfortunate d igbOs don't handle things with wisdom even their political matters.
ReplyDeleteIgbokwe no, joe, scab no 1
ReplyDeleteIgbo kwenu ....pls let think before we comment,let's nt be sentimental here,it won't help our country's unity and progress.we all knw dt our fellow,iletrate igbo trader beieve in their money so much,they think money is everything,and let us all knw dt dis is lagos not onitcha where every traders own a pump action gun and even display and polishes it in front of the so called law enforcment agents.please let obey and abide d law of d land so our illetrate brothers won't turn lagos to a lawless city like onitcha....igbo kwen.
ReplyDeleteI think they ar set up 2finish APC,Fasho U hv soccided,I thought U ar wise enough?
ReplyDeleteY d noise,pls b focus bcos there is only one home n a better place we r suppose to fight for which is d heavenly home,so don't b distracted, all dis gara gara starts n ends here on earth,hv u asked urself where u r going to spend ur eternity vry vry important so think abt it bcos if one follows wht is happening around us in dis our country den we r doomed.Peace n stay bless.
ReplyDeleteFashola should be called to order for what he did.He is always like that: going after the poor irrespective of the tribe.the reactions of Igbos on the matter has shown that they have so many things bottled up in them. Am afraid for Nigeria. We all think along ethnic line after nearly 100 years.Can we ever be one? Is this a nation or contraption? Why can't we engage good lawyers to take on the governor rather than just tribal vituperations?
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