Fashola apologises over deportation of Ndigbo

(Nigeria) After two months of deep reflection, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, Thursday, rendered an unreserved apology to Ndigbo over the July 24 dumping of 72 alleged destitute in Onitsha, Anambra State, by his administration.
Speaking at the silver jubilee symposium of Igbo think tank Aka Ikenga at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Victoria Island, Lagos, in South-West Nigeria, Fashola declared that he has no problem with Igbos, saying that his action had been misunderstood.
He said it was easier for him to ask Ben Akubueze, the Igbo financial expert serving as Lagos Commissioner for Budget, to represent him at the event but decided to come in person.
Fashola disclosed that the highest number of cattle he got during the burial of his father early last month came from Ndigbo. He made it clear that his relationship with Ndigbo “dates back to our ancestors and is built on tolerance and fidelity and I place value on that relationship.”
It is believed that the apology is coming because of the Anambra State governorship election, where Senator Chris Ngige of All Progress Congress, APC is running, as the deportation of Ndi Igbos by Fashola had cast a dark cloud over APC in Igbo states, as it is viewed as a Yoruba party that is intended to subjugate the Ndi Igbos.

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