The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Oba of Lagos, Alhaji Rilwan Akiolu, to “retract and unconditionally apologise to Ndigbo” over his alleged death threat to Ndigbo living in Lagos should they fail to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Akinwumi Ambode, on April 11.

Apart from positing that democracy confers on the electorate, the freedom of choice, OYC said it considered the comments credited to Akiolu as “a despicable insult on the Igbo nation, home and abroad, least expected of a royal father in the rank of Oba of Lagos.”

The group called on security agencies to invite the Oba for questioning because of the grave dangers his current posture portends while lambasted the monarch for employing crude arm-twisting, obtaining by tricks tactics.

The monarch had reportedly threatened to make life unbearable for the Igbos in Lagos if they sabotage efforts being made to ensure that Ambode emerges as the next governor of the state.

Akiolu was said to have summoned all the Eze-Ndigbo in Lagos State to his palace yesterday and told them: “On Saturday, if anyone of you goes against Ambode, who I picked, that is your end. If it does not happen within seven days, just know that I am a bastard and it is not my father who gave birth to me.

“By the grace of God, I am the owner of Lagos for the time being. 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.

“For the Igbo and others in Lagos, they should go where the Oba of Lagos heads to. When they were coming to the state, they did not come with all their houses. But now, they have properties in the state. So they must do my bidding. And that is the bidding of the ancestors of Lagos and God.

“I am not ready to beg you. Nobody knew how I picked Ambode. Jimi is my blood relation and I told him that he could never be governor in Lagos for now. I am not begging anybody, but what you people cannot do in Onitsha, Aba or anywhere you cannot do it here.”

Reacting to the monarch’s outburst, OYC, in a statement issued this afternoon in Umuahia and endorsed by its National President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, warned that “Igbo youths will not take this insult lightly, and unless he apologises within 48 hours he should know he is courting our wrath.”

OYC further warned that should anything happen to Ndigbo or their business interests in Lagos in the event of APC losing the Lagos governorship race, the Oba should be held responsible.

“Inasmuch as we do not want to get involved in Lagos politics, we want to sound a note of warning that no Igbo should be vilified or persecuted for his or her electoral choice in Lagos or any part of Nigeria,” the group said.

“Every Nigerian has the constitutional right to reside in any part of the country and participate in the electoral process based on one’s convictions, and electoral choice is not a crime,” it added.

Isiguzoro said “nobody no matter what he thinks he is, has the right to command Ndigbo anywhere on who to vote for in a democratic setting.”

He said that the unprintable comments credited to the Oba had only revealed his innate hatred for Ndigbo.

The Oba, according to him, “should be reminded that the economy of Lagos will collapse should Ndigbo decide to pull their investments from the commercial city.”

He said that “Ndigbo have remained the most persecuted , hated and marginalised tribe in Nigeria , yet the most enterprising and highest contributors to the growth of its economy, peace and unity.”

OYC asserted that the Igbo race needs commendation and not hatred for their ingenuity, versatility and presence in every part of the country, adding that God has destined Ndigbo to prosper in any part of the world, even in hostile environments.

The group, therefore, encouraged Ndigbo in Lagos and elsewhere to vote according to their conscience in the forthcoming polls without fear of intimidation.


http://naija247news.com/2015/04/ohanaeze-gives-oba-of-lagos-48-hours-to-withdraw-threat-to-igbos/

Oh really? War chants and drums! Better take it easy oo coz I don't believe the Oba will apologise. If any of these people have a first hand war experience, they won't be heating the polity like this!

Oba is the monarch of lagos, he has to protect the interest of lagos first. The very many projects that will make lagos the number 1 city in Africa are underway by the APC government and he feels the igbos do not like and want this coz they don't want the yoruba region to be way ahead of them should nigeria break up (God forbid). You can only understand his frustration at any attempt to scuttle the advancement that has been witnessed in Lagos state in the last 16years.

Anyways I blame the PDP solely for this!!! The same strategy of divide and conquer that cost GEJ the presidency is what is being deployed in lagos by JK. PDP will never learn.

Or what will happen? ? These people sha. Yimu. Hot air as usual.

No need. Igbos will respond to the Oba and his APC on Saturday election.

Its getting. Interesting make una tk it easy oO

Haha!! The infamous ultimatum!

I don't just know what to say,this is the reason why i don't support traditional rulers playing partisan politics.Jimi Agbaje should be very careful, you can't pitch the Igbo nation against your traditional ruler,expect not go unpunished. If its possible, i urge the oba to apologise.

Ohanaeze gives Oba of Lagos an ultimatum!

Is this a joke? Insulting the Lagos monarch is thoughtless, insolent and rash! This might make things even worse!

Oba of Lagos Rilwan akiolu has threaten to kill all the igbos in lagos and throw them into the Lagoon if the do not vote for Apc Governorship candidiate Ambode.

Here is the video



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXgM26B-Ik

Listen to the Audio recording

https://m.soundcloud.com/chxta-bee/oba-akiolu-speaks-mp3?in=chxta-bee/sets/oba-akiolu-issue

Source:
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=113029



This stewpid oba should be dragged to ICC
Hope the international community are watching....

Cuz i swear many yoruba folks in my hood will be drown in River niger even before saturday

It's getting interesting ....,what are they going to do after the usual senseless ultimatum? Fight Yorubas on their land?

Too bad.. http://sharemobile.ro/file/791900

jayfolarin:
Oh really? War chants and drums! Better take it easy oo coz I don't believe the Oba will apologise. If any of these people have a first hand war experience, they won't be heating the polity like this!

Oba is the monarch of lagos, he has to protect the interest of lagos first. The very many projects that will make lagos the number 1 city in Africa are underway by the APC government and he feels the igbos do not like and want this coz they don't want the yoruba region to be way ahead of them should nigeria break up (God forbid). You can only understand his frustration at any attempt to scuttle the advancement that has been witnessed in Lagos state in the last 16years.

Anyways I blame the PDP solely for this!!! The same strategy of divide and conquer that cost GEJ the presidency is what is being deployed in lagos by JK. PDP will never learn.

guy your a bad anaylist and your not informed as to the politics you comment about,

igbos dont want lagos state to develop

nuff said,no need arguing with your type you know not much....do you even know why lagos has the type of economy it has?

Also ur easily an olodo...can blame you too much like the head so is the body,I pity ur band wagon of likers the most, ordinary a social studies student will tell u any region that has a sea port will develop the most... That's simply the reason why lagos is lagos and gues who has the major ops at these ports? nairaland filled with touts

And if that threat is not withdrawn by akiolu in the next 48hours, we the ndigbo will either go to court or we will make lagos very uncomfortable for akiolu and his people

If the Oba Apologises then I will be very and disappointed.

chiefokonkwo:


And if that threat is not withdrawn by akiolu in the next 48hours, we the ndigbo will either go to court or we will make lagos very uncomfortable for akiolu and his people

This is getting serious o. Una dey threaten to make Lagos ungovernable for Akiolu and Yorubas? ?

Now am getting scared.

chiefokonkwo:


And if that threat is not withdrawn by akiolu in the next 48hours, we the ndigbo will either go to court or we will make lagos very uncomfortable for akiolu and his people

lagos very uncomfortable for who?? This is laughable at best.


I am not supporting his statement of threats. Do not twist my words, I am just tryna reason from the angle of the Oba who has seen the good, bad and ugly periods of lagos. He realises like everyone else that APC has achieved a whole lot in lagos in the last 16 years while the pdp on the other hand has ruined this nation of vast wealth and resources in the same number of years even owning lagos govt a number of outstanding allocations that was only paid recently.

As the traditional ruler of the city, you don't expect him to fold his arms while some retrogressive elements like Bode George and obanikoro halts lagos' development.

The Igbos have shown in the recently concluded election that they'd sacrifice the collective nation's prosperity for their selfish agendas. I mean how else could you explain the overwhelming support for Jonathan despite his glaring shortcomings in governance. They didn't even hide the fact that they voted not out of competence but out of hate for the candidacy of Buhari and PYO.

In my opinion, the Oba is simply defending the prosperity of his territory.

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I admit my disgust for the ibos but I will never say anything this harsh to them.
die in the lagoon?haba igwe pity them. how will you tell them to die in the same pit the have been stooling and drinking in.
its too bad. I will never insult my IBO brothers (except that one time I said they have flat heads
o and those other times I said they are mostly criminals)[/size]

Our oba will not issue any apology ! , try nonsense on our land and get the kano treatment !

And they'd make sure they milk this dry, down to its bones.

The Oba messed up big time and should indeed issue an apology.

But behind the whole mess lies the legacy Jonathan is leaving behind; ethnoreligious politicking.

omenka:
And they'd make sure they milk this dry, down to its bones.

really! making pdp seem like an igbo party now or something! Jimi Agbaje should be careful, hence he ruins his political career finally with this tribal politics he is playing

Oba don Bleep up!

austinvsb1:


really! making pdp seem like an igbo party now or something! Jimi Agbaje should be careful, hence he ruins his political career finally with tribal politics he is employinh.

His political career is ruined forever if he fails to win this election which he he would not win

Now it's no longer going to be an APC vs PDP matter but a Yoruba vs Ibos and we know who will beg at the end of the day.

The battle between the strangers and their host.

Apologize to who? Inyamiris??
E-diots! The Oba has spoken, anyone not comfortable with his instruction should go back to okija

In as much as I disagree with Oba Akiolu for his use of words I will never condemn him because the Igbos pushed their luck too far and they are still pushing it. Their leaders have said more than the king and the followers are not better.