Oba Kayode Akinyemi, the Alabirun of Ikare, who spoke on behalf of other Obas, said Lagos has been so peaceful for everyone because Yoruba do not segregate and everyone should work as one for continuous cooperation and co-existence. He further advised Igbos to see the Oba Akiolu’s threat as a slip of the tongue.
The Eze-Ndigbo of Amuwo-Oriade, Dr. Gordian Dimojiaku, on behalf of the delegation, said the Yoruba are very accommodating, adding that the Igbo will continue to live with their hosts as one. Dimojiaku noted that he was with the Oba of Lagos when he made the statement on Sunday but that no harm was meant to the Igbo.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Obanikoro also joined the condemnation of the Oba’s threat, saying that such habitual intolerance is not in the character trait of the quintessential Lagos people.
He however appealed to the Igbo not to generalize an average Lagosian as intolerant, adding that Oba Akiolu’s deliberate intolerance is for obvious political reasons.
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