Tuesday, April 7, 2015
"Yes I Said So But..." -Oba Akiolu Opens Up On 'Vote Ambode Or Die' Scandal
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Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has denied saying Igbo who vote against Ambode, will die in the lagoon.
Akiolu, in a statement by one of his white cap chiefs, Lateef Aderibigbe Ajose, who is the Opeluwa of Lagos, said the words of the monarch were taken out of context.The statement read, "My attention has been drawn to a publication in a national newspaper where Oba Riliwan Akiolu was alleged to have threatened Igbos in Lagos to make them vote for Ambode.
"Last Sunday, all honorary Eze Ndigbos in Lagos paid a courtesy call to Oba Akiolu. At the meeting the visitors praised the oba for his fatherly support for and cooperation with Igbo in Lagos. They assured him of their continued good neighbourliness with other tribes in Lagos and support everything that'll further strengthen that harmony.
"The oba thereafter called on the Igbo chiefs to show appreciation to Lagos State by supporting his candidate, Mr. Ambode, for continuity of excellence as they had earlier promised."
The statement added that Akiolu said whoever works against the interest of Lagos would end up in the lagoon in line with tradition.
The statement added that the issue of 'lagoon' was expressed in proverbial terms.
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