Ndi-Igbo worldwide have been threatened on Sunday
following the utterance of the Oba of Lagos to vote for the governorship
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, or else
they will die in the lagoon.
The angry Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, in an open threat,
stated that he was not ready to beg the Igbos, but if they repeated what they
did on March 28 when they voted for the presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan, then they should be ready
for the penalty.
Speaking at a meeting with Igbo leaders in the state,
according to an online news medium, Freedom Online, the first class monarch,
who failed to recognise the cosmopolitan nature of Lagos, said: “On Saturday,
if anyone of you goes against Ambode who I picked, that is your end. If it
doesn’t happen within seven days, just know that I am a bastard and it is not my
father who gave birth to me.
“Jonathan is my son and I speak to him everyday. By the
grace of God, I am the owner of Lagos for the time being. This is an undivided
chair. The palace belongs to the dead and those coming in the future.
“On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of
God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos State,
the person is going to die inside this water.
“I’m not ready to beg you. Nobody knew how I picked
Ambode. Jimi (Agbaje) is my blood relation and I told him that he cannot be
governor in Lagos for now. The future belongs to God. I am not begging anybody,
but what you people cannot do in Onitsha, Aba or anywhere, don’t do it here.
“If you do what I want, Lagos will continue to be
prosperous for you. If you go against my wish, you will perish in the water.”
The monarch said anybody against Ambode did not wish the
state well, adding, “I am for the progress, growth and development of Lagos.
Ambode is highly cerebral, he’s a symbol and he is going to deliver the message
which I, the Oba of Lagos, have said. And he will govern the state for another
eight years.
“He is going on a mission and God will give him the
wisdom and knowledge to fulfill that mission. Almost a year ago, I declared
that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos and it will not change.
“From time immemorial, the previous occupiers of this house
will say what they wanted after consultations with other people. And this
hasn’t changed and it will not change at this time,” he said.
Continuing with his rant, he said: “If not for the appeal
from Asiwaju (Bola Tinubu) and my highly respected maternal father, the Awujale
of Ijebu-Ode, all what is happening today is not the cause of the present
government. The man who caused everything knows himself.”
In his response, the Eze-Ndigbo of Amuwo-Oriade, Dr.
Gordian Dimojiaku, promised Akiolu that the Igbos in the state would support
Ambode.
“The mistake of last Saturday was caused by everybody,
not only the Igbos. It is not only the Igbos that were responsible for the
votes. But we have learnt our lesson. Saturday’s election is going to be a
different thing and Ambode is going to win.
“Everybody knows that when you fail the first time, you
cannot afford to fail again. We are going to tell our people that Ezes from the
20 local governments and 37 local council development areas are here and that
we have sworn with the Oba that we are going to make sure that Ambode wins next
Saturday’s election,” he said.
Are IGBOS living in Lagos willing to sell their right after what their late fathers fought for?
