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What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by Holuwathoby(m): 9:35am On Apr 10, 2015 |
by Kolapo Olapoju A participant of the meeting between Igbo leaders and Oba of Lagos state, has revealed that the monarch was merely joking with his utterances and that none of the persons present took offense to his words. The person in question is a Lagos-based lawyer and industrialist, Chukwudi Atueyi, who revealed to Vanguard what happened between Igbo leaders and Oba Rilwan Akiolu. Read below his account of events: “All the Eze Ndi Igbo honorary in Lagos went to pay HRM solidarity visit on Sunday and I was fortunate to be among those present at the said meeting. What the Oba said was fully and simply directed to only the Igbos present at the meeting who his majesty considers to be very close to him and should understand him well enough.” “You know when one talks to his very close friends and subjects, he tends to be very free with them, so he was being very free with those present at the meeting and wanted us to realize how serious and close he takes us and our votes, because he cannot imagine us giving him our words only to turn back and do the very opposite.” “He did not force us to the meeting, we were the ones that went to him on solidarity visit, so it would be very evil of us to only go and deceive him there. He only jokingly (at least as it appeared to me then) warned the people present at the meeting who he considers his own people. The said warning that we are supposed to be very conversant with since we have all the “Ëze Ndi Igbo” present there, as that was not the first time we visited him. We are all already aware of the Yoruba culture and understood perfectly what he meant. There was no specific place he referred to all the Igbos in Lagos.” “He was only addressing the Igbos with him present there whom he considers his own people and he simply observed his culture which we all quite understood and this explains why there was applause and laughter at the end of his speech. We were expected to, thereafter, talk to our people in civilized manner to convince them and canvass for their votes if we truly believe we are capable of doing so.” “The tradition of lagoon water threat was directed only to those present at the meeting as culture demands. Though he appeared serious but we all understood it as a joke, that was why we all applauded him and made fun of it there.” “So I suspect serious politics at play here. I wouldn’t know who recorded the speech and decided to play politics with it. It is most unfair to his majesty to be portrayed in this manner and I think I owe it as a duty to speak up before things get out of hand.” www.YNaija.com |
Re: What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by Nobody: 9:39am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Read through, buh couldn't find where "negotiation" took place, abi shey no be igbo people meet? This article no complete jhoor. |
Re: What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by ramdris(m): 9:44am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Spread mat |
Re: What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by Nobody: 9:49am On Apr 10, 2015 |
This oba akiolu statement is the most overflogged issue on nairaland!!!!!!!now it is getting stale 1 Like |
Re: What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by Nobody: 10:01am On Apr 10, 2015 |
wakacome:. stale, old news, but nonetheless RELEVANT.. tomorrow when Akiolu makes decisions or influences decisions at a national level to the detriment of any group.. at least people will remember this for reference. you know how short memory of nigerians is |
Re: What Really Happened At The Meeting With Oba Akiolu- An Igbo Explaines by ChikezieU(m): 10:04am On Apr 10, 2015 |
So disappointing |
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