The All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA) this morning hit out hard at the All Progressives Congress
(APC) for allegedly employing “guerilla style of registration” in its on-going
membership drive.
APGA joined issues with APC National Leader,
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for reportedly ordering, through his daughter,
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, whom he previously installed as the Iyaloja (President-
General of Market Traders) of Lagos, that no trader would henceforth be allowed
to operate in Lagos except on the production of an APC membership card.
Acting National Publicity Secretary of APGA,
Mr. Stanley Chira, said in a statement that the party does not find it funny
that a National party like APC “would condescend so low as to be using
intimidation and blackmailing to gain membership.”
“It is absurd to note that APC LAGOS State
through the leader SENATOR AHMED BOLA TINUBU instructed the daughter to
implement such absurd policy. The Rivers State Governor, Mr Chibuike Amaechi,
also warned Rivers State residents that they will not be allowed to use public
health services (Hospitals) in the state without an APC Membership Registration
Card,” Chira said.
Continuing, he said: “APGA is making it clear
that we cannot stand by and allow such an inhuman, insensitive, uncultured and
hostile policy to be implemented, having in mind that traders in question are
IGBO TRADERS; they have freedom to choose who and where they will dwell, party
to belong, and who to vote for.
“We should all remember
that with the numbers of Ndi Igbo resident in Lagos, Ndi Igbo should be able to
produce over 53% of members of the House of Assembly in Lagos State and should
have a number of commissioners in any given Government in Lagos State.
“Ndi Igbo with the
numerical strength in SURULERE, ORILE, FESTAC, AMUWO ODOFIN, ALABA
INTERNATIONAL AXIS INCLUDING OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT should be producing LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN, COUNCILLORS for the places mentioned above, yet Ndi Igbo
never saw it as a do-or-die affair.
“APC should not stoke this
fire of destructive politics; it is not what the nation needs right now. We
should allow democracy to thrive and not for us to use intimidation to gain
membership.”
Ndi Igbo should unite & cooperate with other ethnic groups & take over the governance of Lagos state. The right step to take, is rally round a trusted onye Igbo who seeks & wins governorship ticket of a major political party. Politcs is largeley a game of number & igbos must use their numerical strenght wisely. Time has come for Ndi Igbo to achieve major political brakethrough in Lagos state. At worse Igbos should negotiate how many local governments chiars that must be alloted to Ndi Igbo to contest for frome ruling party in the state. Ndi Igbo wake up from deep slumber, arise & make political history. The time, is Now !
ReplyDeleteDis fool is talkin of lagos like say na deir papa get lagos. Even if all d igbo in lagos shld vote for one person or igboman as a candidate dey can't wine wetin be nna population 4 lagos in short dis mumu dmt no wot he sayin. Well no be Ur fault cuz if yoruba dey behav like ur people in d east wey no give oda ethnic groups chance to get properties in igboland. I live in enugu wen I was in east, and we d yoruba and oda ethnic group were not given opportunity to have or establish any business and their is dis ijebu man in awgu d man saw fire. Ur over dere nearly kill d young man we nee to tell him to relocate to benin which he later deed. I dnt want to go into detail hw we're dably treated in igboland. Ur people attacked, kill and stole our properties but tank 4 dat major from north who save us cus of dis incident my fada no dey give igbo house again.
DeleteWho wan stay for ur papa house. That ijebu man
DeleteI hope sisiloja will also force them to vote for APC .
ReplyDeletecan yorubas win in the east a beg if you dont want to vote APC go back to the east and trade lagos is already overcrowded
ReplyDeleteU talk like an illiterate, who knows!...must u force ur party on pple???
DeleteLeave this onye ofe manu a to talk nonsense can Lagos stand without ibos
DeleteThis is a blatant lie . Nobody is forcing anybody to register for APC.
ReplyDeleteOfuchi shut up. Are you in Lagos? Make your enquiries before you open ur gutter mouth. Ndi Ibo will not vote for parties but individual. So their forcing people to register will not work
DeleteIt is true oooooo.APC(aggrieved peoples party)
ReplyDeleteDey should collect d nonsense card n vote for der candidate in d election not for APC
ReplyDeleteThey should not collect the card because they will use your thump prints to rig their election
ReplyDeleteU igbos are fools. U people dnt av sense. Its now clear to me like dey normally say igbo no go rule nigeria till jesus comes. Any single opportunity like dis igbos wil bastardize it, u people always misuse opportunities given to u.
ReplyDeleteVery unfortunate that your own tribe is unknown but for you to call Ibos fools,that means that you,your generation unborn and your entire tribal people are most foolish.you confused people of Apc just watch out and see how PDP will win you and remain in Aso rock even after 2019.
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