Igbo group begs Tinubu: End Lagos demolitions

Files: Lagos demolitions

The Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU has appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help stop the demolition of properties owned by Igbos in Lagos State.

The group in Umuahia called on the Federal Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Works and Housing, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, to prevail on the governor and Lagos State Government to stop the demolition and apply sense of brotherhood to the property owners.

The President of ASITU, Chief Emeka Diwe, noted, “The relationship between the Igbo and Yoruba people has been one of the defining features of Nigerian history, sometimes cooperative, sometimes competitive, but always deeply intertwined. We must not allow this demolition issue to poison and demolish that relationship.

“Nigeria is dying slowly from the cancer of ethnic discrimination, selective justice, constitutional violations, and the erosion of trust between citizens and government. These demolitions must stop. The pattern of selective enforcement must end”.

The union said the Igbo property being destroyed in Lagos by the state government are not abandoned structures or overnight shanties, stating, “these are life investments: plazas where mothers sell to feed their children, warehouses where young men store goods for their families, shops where dreams of prosperity are nurtured with sweat and prayer.” Punch