The umbrella association of Igbolawyers, Otu Oka Iwu, has asked the Oba of Lagos, HRH Oba Rilwan Akiolu to immediately retract his threat to Ndigbo resident in Lagos issued when honorary Eze Ndigbo chiefs in Lagos paid him a courtesy visit.
The association also demanded that the Oba should personally issue an unreserved apology to Ndigbo for the threat. In a statement signed by Mr. Zik Obi and Mr. Chikezie Kaduru, the association’s President and General Secretary respectively, it expressed “shock and disbelief” that a highly respected traditional ruler of Oba Akiolu’s standing should issue such a threat to Ndigbo “who have contributed and are still contributing so much towards the growth
and development of Lagos State.”
According to Otu Oka Iwu, Ndigbo in Lagos wholly supported the administrations of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Babatunde Fashola, Esq. (SAN), “and will also give full support to whoever becomes the next governor of Lagos State.” The law society urged Ndigbo “who must have been traumatized” by Oba Akiolu’s threats not be intimidated by such threats and to always exercise their franchise guided only by their conscience and the public good.“Ndigbo should always be law-abiding
and should go about their day-to-day activities without fear,” the Otu Oka Iwu said. “However, we encourage them to take all lawful measures to protect their lives, property and businesses if the need ever arises.
The association calls on the security agencies to ensure that Ndigbo and all other residents especially in Lagos and its environs are adequately protected.
